Nigeria vs Singapore

Nigeria vs Singapore: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 2.1% a year in Nigeria and 0.81% a year in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.29 percentage points, or 2.6 times that in Singapore.

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% a year · UN

Nigeria vs Singapore: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 2.1% a year in Nigeria and 0.81% a year in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.29 percentage points, or 2.6 times that in Singapore.
NigeriaSingaporeUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Singapore.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nigeria at 0.02% a year and Singapore at -0.95% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearNigeriaSingaporeWorld
20232.10.810.87
20222.14.10.88
20212.09-0.440.8
20202.11-2.190.9
20192.150.431.03
20182.240.821.07
20172.390.261.13
20162.480.681.17
20152.471.221.18
20142.611.241.22
20132.681.431.23
20122.752.031.27
20112.82.221.26
20102.811.881.27
20092.782.441.28
20082.794.211.28
20072.784.751.28
20062.773.651.28
20052.762.731.27
20042.781.791.28
20032.76-0.131.29
20022.76-0.291.3
20012.731.781.33
20002.72.21.35
19992.641.231.35
19982.632.091.37
19972.63.381.39
19962.613.711.42
19952.623.561.45
19942.653.11.47
19932.632.841.52
19922.672.751.57
19912.582.921.63
19902.713.351.76
19892.73.411.78
19882.682.781.79
19872.6621.84
19862.670.661.83
19852.770.041.8
19842.911.8
19832.221.591.78
19822.982.831.86
19813.014.611.82
19803.152.951.8
19793.11.121.79
19783.071.21.74
19773.051.281.75
19762.911.381.78
19752.831.441.8
19742.711.531.88
19732.541.621.94
19722.451.661.97
19712.341.691.97
19702.331.812.06
19692.231.992.06
19682.212.152.09
19672.112.322
19662.172.482.04
19652.192.622.09
19642.152.732.16
19632.132.832.28
19622.122.942.11
19612.083.051.67
19602.033.171.58
19591.973.31.73
19581.853.452
19571.914.32.07
19561.95.181.98
19551.885.262.01
19541.875.311.99
19531.835.311.9
19521.875.311.94
19511.95.271.75
19501.885.241.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNigeriaSingaporeWorld
20242.071.49–2.630.68-4.14–16.080.86
20252.061.38–2.670.63-1.92–2.90.84
20262.031.31–2.680.56-2.31–2.940.83
202721.22–2.70.58-2.43–3.270.81
20281.981.14–2.710.56-2.36–3.420.8
20291.951.06–2.750.47-2.76–3.340.78
20301.921–2.780.44-3.01–3.260.76
20311.890.97–2.760.46-2.82–3.450.75
20321.860.89–2.790.42-2.72–3.440.73
20331.830.83–2.780.43-2.72–3.420.72
20341.790.8–2.790.35-2.91–3.60.7
20351.760.76–2.820.26-3.18–3.40.69
20361.720.72–2.810.19-3.23–3.350.67
20371.690.67–2.770.18-3.07–3.380.65
20381.650.63–2.720.14-3.06–3.320.64
20391.610.63–2.720.05-3.15–3.220.62
20401.580.63–2.68-0.02-3.11–3.150.61
20411.530.55–2.62-0.09-3.28–30.59
20421.490.55–2.64-0.11-3.35–3.020.57
20431.460.51–2.62-0.13-3.47–3.090.56
20441.420.46–2.58-0.2-3.44–2.970.54
20451.380.4–2.52-0.19-3.53–3.080.52
20461.350.38–2.47-0.22-3.42–3.120.5
20471.310.35–2.47-0.28-3.51–3.130.48
20481.280.31–2.41-0.21-3.29–3.090.46
20491.250.3–2.41-0.27-3.51–3.080.44
20501.220.24–2.4-0.29-3.54–2.980.42
20511.190.18–2.39-0.27-3.76–3.060.4
20521.160.18–2.43-0.2-3.53–3.180.38
20531.130.17–2.44-0.26-3.53–3.350.36
20541.10.11–2.44-0.34-3.73–3.280.34
20551.070.09–2.41-0.3-3.81–3.370.33
20561.040.02–2.39-0.29-3.84–3.090.31
20571.01-0.02–2.4-0.29-3.82–3.170.3
20580.99-0.03–2.39-0.36-3.61–3.140.28
20590.96-0.06–2.41-0.34-3.66–3.110.27
20600.94-0.07–2.39-0.42-3.93–2.960.25
20610.91-0.07–2.37-0.38-3.84–3.020.24
20620.89-0.12–2.37-0.4-3.69–3.290.23
20630.86-0.16–2.35-0.37-3.87–3.160.22
20640.84-0.2–2.35-0.44-3.88–3.120.21
20650.81-0.23–2.28-0.52-3.99–2.960.2
20660.78-0.27–2.29-0.55-4–3.060.19
20670.76-0.3–2.28-0.48-3.92–3.180.18
20680.73-0.31–2.26-0.52-3.93–3.180.17
20690.71-0.35–2.25-0.55-3.95–3.060.16
20700.68-0.39–2.21-0.53-3.99–3.110.15
20710.65-0.4–2.19-0.58-3.94–3.230.14
20720.63-0.45–2.14-0.62-4.05–3.150.13
20730.6-0.44–2.08-0.67-4.24–3.140.12
20740.57-0.48–2.11-0.8-4.28–2.930.1
20750.55-0.56–2.08-0.83-4.23–2.960.09
20760.52-0.65–2.02-0.77-4.39–2.940.08
20770.5-0.65–2.02-0.86-4.46–2.80.07
20780.47-0.68–1.94-0.91-4.54–2.820.06
20790.45-0.71–1.93-0.98-4.58–2.870.05
20800.42-0.74–1.92-1.01-4.71–2.90.04
20810.39-0.8–1.88-1.05-4.85–2.670.03
20820.37-0.84–1.92-1.09-5.12–2.970.02
20830.35-0.85–1.94-1.09-5.24–2.660.01
20840.32-0.89–1.92-1.1-5.35–2.69-0
20850.3-0.93–1.93-1.15-5.2–2.92-0.01
20860.28-0.94–1.9-1.19-5.41–2.8-0.02
20870.25-1–1.88-1.18-5.47–2.72-0.03
20880.23-1.06–1.85-1.17-5.77–2.77-0.04
20890.21-1.12–1.84-1.23-5.68–2.83-0.05
20900.19-1.12–1.86-1.19-5.86–2.54-0.05
20910.17-1.16–1.88-1.19-5.84–2.75-0.06
20920.15-1.19–1.82-1.12-5.77–3.2-0.07
20930.13-1.24–1.86-1.14-6.01–3.16-0.07
20940.11-1.29–1.79-1.18-6.2–2.97-0.08
20950.1-1.32–1.82-1.12-6.13–3.01-0.09
20960.09-1.35–1.79-1.12-6.16–2.81-0.1
20970.07-1.35–1.8-1.08-6.02–2.76-0.11
20980.06-1.35–1.8-1.08-6.12–2.73-0.11
20990.04-1.35–1.79-0.99-6.2–2.99-0.12
21000.02-1.36–1.8-0.95-5.81–3.11-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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