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

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 27.1 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.06% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Belarus vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Nigeria
2100 4,404,482 481,640,156
2099 4,455,490 481,456,918
2098 4,506,253 481,181,892
2097 4,556,987 480,838,161
2096 4,607,606 480,422,467
2095 4,658,472 479,938,579
2094 4,709,371 479,395,022
2093 4,760,574 478,769,369
2092 4,811,759 478,059,864
2091 4,863,122 477,236,907
2090 4,914,957 476,329,495
2089 4,967,252 475,326,347
2088 5,019,954 474,231,442
2087 5,073,478 473,035,563
2086 5,127,730 471,732,001
2085 5,182,931 470,328,175
2084 5,238,960 468,806,172
2083 5,295,887 467,187,453
2082 5,353,838 465,472,417
2081 5,412,731 463,643,190
2080 5,472,716 461,705,493
2079 5,533,470 459,644,523
2078 5,594,987 457,477,264
2077 5,657,609 455,218,871
2076 5,720,802 452,849,991
2075 5,784,826 450,367,356
2074 5,849,664 447,789,885
2073 5,915,527 445,117,028
2072 5,981,971 442,340,440
2071 6,049,588 439,464,323
2070 6,117,717 436,505,329
2069 6,186,679 433,437,998
2068 6,256,272 430,286,232
2067 6,326,913 427,032,499
2066 6,398,312 423,702,640
2065 6,470,244 420,285,359
2064 6,542,572 416,778,394
2063 6,615,256 413,198,800
2062 6,688,062 409,551,159
2061 6,760,917 405,827,482
2060 6,834,181 402,041,765
2059 6,907,379 398,197,311
2058 6,980,163 394,284,767
2057 7,052,874 390,311,065
2056 7,125,100 386,267,580
2055 7,196,662 382,162,992
2054 7,266,788 378,000,511
2053 7,335,794 373,769,779
2052 7,403,462 369,472,476
2051 7,469,442 365,120,741
2050 7,534,245 360,706,317
2049 7,598,150 356,243,287
2048 7,661,337 351,724,743
2047 7,722,913 347,142,279
2046 7,783,562 342,505,549
2045 7,843,981 337,807,869
2044 7,904,250 333,050,132
2043 7,964,339 328,230,652
2042 8,024,619 323,363,366
2041 8,085,991 318,443,989
2040 8,147,453 313,468,061
2039 8,209,389 308,450,008
2038 8,271,271 303,399,842
2037 8,332,989 298,327,800
2036 8,395,161 293,227,654
2035 8,457,882 288,115,630
2034 8,521,103 282,995,818
2033 8,584,879 277,875,880
2032 8,648,656 272,747,599
2031 8,712,030 267,645,657
2030 8,775,824 262,562,767
2029 8,839,704 257,484,616
2028 8,902,241 252,445,821
2027 8,964,035 247,437,680
2026 9,025,821 242,458,365
2025 9,085,991 237,527,782
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st 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 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 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 -0.51% 2.08%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Belarus Nigeria
Current population
9025821
245016045
Population rank 101/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 2.95%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -128 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 45/197
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 -55,755 -3,119 4,851,833 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 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 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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