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Population in Belarus compared to Nigeria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 27.1 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.05% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Belarus vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Nigeria
2100 4,398,633 481,678,166
2099 4,449,573 481,494,914
2098 4,500,269 481,219,866
2097 4,550,935 480,876,108
2096 4,601,487 480,460,381
2095 4,652,286 479,976,454
2094 4,703,117 479,432,855
2093 4,754,252 478,807,152
2092 4,805,369 478,097,591
2091 4,856,664 477,274,569
2090 4,908,430 476,367,086
2089 4,960,656 475,363,859
2088 5,013,287 474,268,867
2087 5,066,741 473,072,894
2086 5,120,920 471,769,229
2085 5,176,048 470,365,292
2084 5,232,002 468,843,169
2083 5,288,854 467,224,322
2082 5,346,728 465,509,151
2081 5,405,543 463,679,779
2080 5,465,448 461,741,930
2079 5,526,121 459,680,797
2078 5,587,557 457,513,367
2077 5,650,096 455,254,796
2076 5,713,205 452,885,729
2075 5,777,144 450,402,898
2074 5,841,895 447,825,224
2073 5,907,671 445,152,156
2072 5,974,027 442,375,349
2071 6,041,554 439,499,004
2070 6,109,593 436,539,777
2069 6,178,463 433,472,204
2068 6,247,964 430,320,190
2067 6,318,511 427,066,199
2066 6,389,815 423,736,078
2065 6,461,651 420,318,527
2064 6,533,883 416,811,285
2063 6,606,470 413,231,409
2062 6,679,180 409,583,480
2061 6,751,939 405,859,509
2060 6,825,105 402,073,494
2059 6,898,206 398,228,736
2058 6,970,893 394,315,883
2057 7,043,508 390,341,867
2056 7,115,638 386,298,064
2055 7,187,104 382,193,151
2054 7,257,138 378,030,342
2053 7,326,052 373,799,276
2052 7,393,630 369,501,634
2051 7,459,522 365,149,555
2050 7,524,239 360,734,783
2049 7,588,059 356,271,401
2048 7,651,163 351,752,501
2047 7,712,657 347,169,674
2046 7,773,226 342,532,578
2045 7,833,564 337,834,528
2044 7,893,753 333,076,416
2043 7,953,762 328,256,555
2042 8,013,962 323,388,886
2041 8,075,253 318,469,120
2040 8,136,633 313,492,800
2039 8,198,487 308,474,350
2038 8,260,287 303,423,786
2037 8,321,922 298,351,344
2036 8,384,012 293,250,795
2035 8,446,649 288,138,368
2034 8,509,786 283,018,151
2033 8,573,478 277,897,810
2032 8,637,170 272,769,123
2031 8,700,460 267,666,779
2030 8,764,169 262,583,487
2029 8,827,965 257,504,936
2028 8,890,419 252,465,743
2027 8,952,131 247,457,208
2026 9,013,835 242,477,499
2025 9,073,924 237,546,527
2024 9,132,629 232,679,478
2023 9,178,298 227,882,945
2022 9,228,071 223,150,896
2021 9,302,585 218,529,286
2020 9,379,952 213,996,181
2019 9,419,758 209,485,641
2018 9,438,785 204,938,755
2017 9,458,989 200,254,579
2016 9,469,379 195,443,700
2015 9,461,076 190,671,878
2014 9,448,515 185,896,915
2013 9,443,211 181,049,443
2012 9,446,836 176,200,625
2011 9,461,643 171,379,598
2010 9,483,836 166,642,886
2009 9,504,583 162,049,464
2008 9,527,985 157,595,014
2007 9,560,953 153,267,261
2006 9,604,924 149,077,334
2005 9,663,915 145,017,253
2004 9,730,146 141,057,045
2003 9,796,749 137,202,644
2002 9,865,548 133,471,989
2001 9,928,549 129,862,595
2000 9,979,610 126,382,494
1999 10,026,738 123,047,320
1998 10,071,963 119,846,254
1997 10,117,433 116,754,792
1996 10,159,569 113,754,779
1995 10,193,831 110,819,428
1994 10,226,955 107,935,714
1993 10,239,050 105,122,069
1992 10,216,470 102,372,770
1991 10,194,050 99,720,162
1990 10,189,348 97,120,925
1989 10,170,000 94,531,014
1988 10,140,000 92,020,090
1987 10,111,000 89,591,716
1986 10,043,000 87,235,953
1985 9,975,000 84,897,973
1984 9,910,000 82,526,443
1983 9,843,000 80,438,260
1982 9,776,000 78,378,701
1981 9,710,000 76,068,103
1980 9,643,000 73,764,641
1979 9,584,000 71,498,242
1978 9,525,000 69,326,532
1977 9,463,000 67,234,590
1976 9,411,000 65,258,009
1975 9,367,000 63,410,815
1974 9,317,584 61,679,144
1973 9,257,272 60,082,139
1972 9,188,968 58,601,748
1971 9,115,576 57,214,684
1970 9,040,000 55,893,838
1969 8,960,304 54,631,914
1968 8,874,552 53,432,783
1967 8,785,648 52,293,065
1966 8,696,496 51,188,234
1965 8,610,000 50,086,764
1964 8,524,224 49,012,016
1963 8,437,232 47,973,575
1962 8,351,928 46,965,292
1961 8,271,216 45,989,310
1960 8,198,000 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Nigeria
2100 -1.14% 0.04%
2099 -1.13% 0.06%
2098 -1.11% 0.07%
2097 -1.1% 0.09%
2096 -1.09% 0.1%
2095 -1.08% 0.11%
2094 -1.08% 0.13%
2093 -1.06% 0.15%
2092 -1.06% 0.17%
2091 -1.05% 0.19%
2090 -1.05% 0.21%
2089 -1.05% 0.23%
2088 -1.05% 0.25%
2087 -1.06% 0.28%
2086 -1.07% 0.3%
2085 -1.07% 0.32%
2084 -1.07% 0.35%
2083 -1.08% 0.37%
2082 -1.09% 0.39%
2081 -1.1% 0.42%
2080 -1.1% 0.45%
2079 -1.1% 0.47%
2078 -1.11% 0.5%
2077 -1.1% 0.52%
2076 -1.11% 0.55%
2075 -1.11% 0.58%
2074 -1.11% 0.6%
2073 -1.11% 0.63%
2072 -1.12% 0.65%
2071 -1.11% 0.68%
2070 -1.11% 0.71%
2069 -1.11% 0.73%
2068 -1.12% 0.76%
2067 -1.12% 0.79%
2066 -1.11% 0.81%
2065 -1.11% 0.84%
2064 -1.1% 0.87%
2063 -1.09% 0.89%
2062 -1.08% 0.92%
2061 -1.07% 0.94%
2060 -1.06% 0.97%
2059 -1.04% 0.99%
2058 -1.03% 1.02%
2057 -1.01% 1.05%
2056 -0.99% 1.07%
2055 -0.97% 1.1%
2054 -0.94% 1.13%
2053 -0.91% 1.16%
2052 -0.88% 1.19%
2051 -0.86% 1.22%
2050 -0.84% 1.25%
2049 -0.82% 1.28%
2048 -0.8% 1.32%
2047 -0.78% 1.35%
2046 -0.77% 1.39%
2045 -0.76% 1.43%
2044 -0.75% 1.47%
2043 -0.75% 1.51%
2042 -0.76% 1.54%
2041 -0.75% 1.59%
2040 -0.75% 1.63%
2039 -0.75% 1.66%
2038 -0.74% 1.7%
2037 -0.74% 1.74%
2036 -0.74% 1.77%
2035 -0.74% 1.81%
2034 -0.74% 1.84%
2033 -0.74% 1.88%
2032 -0.73% 1.91%
2031 -0.73% 1.94%
2030 -0.72% 1.97%
2029 -0.7% 2%
2028 -0.69% 2.02%
2027 -0.68% 2.05%
2026 -0.66% 2.08%
2025 -0.64% 2.09%
2024 -0.5% 2.1%
2023 -0.54% 2.12%
2022 -0.8% 2.11%
2021 -0.82% 2.12%
2020 -0.42% 2.15%
2019 -0.2% 2.22%
2018 -0.21% 2.34%
2017 -0.11% 2.46%
2016 0.09% 2.5%
2015 0.13% 2.57%
2014 0.06% 2.68%
2013 -0.04% 2.75%
2012 -0.16% 2.81%
2011 -0.23% 2.84%
2010 -0.22% 2.83%
2009 -0.25% 2.83%
2008 -0.34% 2.82%
2007 -0.46% 2.81%
2006 -0.61% 2.8%
2005 -0.68% 2.81%
2004 -0.68% 2.81%
2003 -0.7% 2.8%
2002 -0.63% 2.78%
2001 -0.51% 2.75%
2000 -0.47% 2.71%
1999 -0.45% 2.67%
1998 -0.45% 2.65%
1997 -0.41% 2.64%
1996 -0.34% 2.65%
1995 -0.32% 2.67%
1994 -0.12% 2.68%
1993 0.22% 2.69%
1992 0.22% 2.66%
1991 0.05% 2.68%
1990 0.19% 2.74%
1989 0.3% 2.73%
1988 0.29% 2.71%
1987 0.68% 2.7%
1986 0.68% 2.75%
1985 0.66% 2.87%
1984 0.68% 2.6%
1983 0.69% 2.63%
1982 0.68% 3.04%
1981 0.69% 3.12%
1980 0.62% 3.17%
1979 0.62% 3.13%
1978 0.66% 3.11%
1977 0.55% 3.03%
1976 0.47% 2.91%
1975 0.53% 2.81%
1974 0.65% 2.66%
1973 0.74% 2.53%
1972 0.81% 2.42%
1971 0.84% 2.36%
1970 0.89% 2.31%
1969 0.97% 2.24%
1968 1.01% 2.18%
1967 1.03% 2.16%
1966 1% 2.2%
1965 1.01% 2.19%
1964 1.03% 2.16%
1963 1.02% 2.15%
1962 0.98% 2.12%
1961 0.89% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/nigeria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Belarus Nigeria
Current population
9013835
243824469
Population rank 102/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 2.94%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 48/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -15,258
Net migration rank 109/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -15,258
2024 - -3,119 - -35,202
2023 -56,924 -3,034 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -47,839 -8,000 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -67,118 -33,954 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -64,703 -33,954 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -32,969 -33,954 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -26,429 8,615 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -17,026 3,337 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -1,894 8,272 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -946 18,088 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -2,834 14,979 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -6,610 10,550 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -11,336 10,903 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -26,493 5,686 4,728,363 67,808
2010 -29,400 10,300 4,629,173 47,966
2009 -25,662 13,610 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 -25,726 -495 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 -28,683 -4,013 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 -41,301 -8,303 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 -50,252 -15,451 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 -50,597 -10,424 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -53,882 -10,795 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -58,207 -11,945 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -48,650 -4,469 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -40,916 1,812 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -49,131 2,028 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -44,316 13,192 3,003,946 145,575
1997 -46,540 -235 2,936,500 96,885
1996 -37,591 5,205 2,882,205 84,448
1995 -32,621 481 2,830,771 73,243
1994 -19,431 -12,570 2,735,198 128,134
1993 -11,263 19,652 2,673,675 90,200
1992 11,238 29,477 2,596,173 138,412
1991 18,349 -5,876 2,527,807 42,760
1990 32,606 -26,497 2,491,928 135,959
1989 49,833 5,639 2,452,324 99,588
1988 60,840 -5,424 2,376,419 93,510
1987 62,689 -12,462 2,322,397 64,418
1986 74,318 -11,499 2,295,003 29,682
1985 58,852 -784 2,289,784 61,514
1984 64,415 -3,051 2,278,060 113,758
1983 75,791 -2,938 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 65,499 3,339 2,233,401 101,116
1981 65,057 14,998 2,179,884 106,723
1980 62,101 16,616 2,121,618 198,672
1979 64,481 395 2,074,807 137,721
1978 67,342 -11,143 2,019,621 111,258
1977 67,434 -4,925 1,923,917 129,075
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,827,289 72,889
1975 65,494 -6,302 1,718,623 75,603
1974 71,158 -5,157 1,624,813 44,281
1973 70,911 -7,357 1,525,485 -618
1972 74,036 -7,966 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 77,464 -5,818 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 75,520 -8,643 1,295,507 7,953
1969 74,567 -12,833 1,213,484 6,912
1968 76,782 -7,511 1,168,254 9,615
1967 81,136 -13,409 1,082,884 18,683
1966 84,191 -14,544 1,095,582 12,513
1965 90,611 -17,979 1,061,840 32,988
1964 101,618 -17,837 1,028,272 26,411
1963 113,160 -28,653 995,116 27,115
1962 124,945 -32,996 966,452 27,906
1961 134,490 -26,780 932,111 25,515
1960 136,399 -27,382 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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