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Population in the Czech Republic compared to Nigeria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 22.8 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.08% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Czech Republic vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic Nigeria
2100 8,398,703 481,640,156
2099 8,420,054 481,456,918
2098 8,440,780 481,181,892
2097 8,460,511 480,838,161
2096 8,480,556 480,422,467
2095 8,499,484 479,938,579
2094 8,518,286 479,395,022
2093 8,536,499 478,769,369
2092 8,554,517 478,059,864
2091 8,572,195 477,236,907
2090 8,590,647 476,329,495
2089 8,609,075 475,326,347
2088 8,627,611 474,231,442
2087 8,647,206 473,035,563
2086 8,667,774 471,732,001
2085 8,688,472 470,328,175
2084 8,710,097 468,806,172
2083 8,732,416 467,187,453
2082 8,756,281 465,472,417
2081 8,781,441 463,643,190
2080 8,807,994 461,705,493
2079 8,836,073 459,644,523
2078 8,865,602 457,477,264
2077 8,896,421 455,218,871
2076 8,928,964 452,849,991
2075 8,963,945 450,367,356
2074 9,000,807 447,789,885
2073 9,039,770 445,117,028
2072 9,080,946 442,340,440
2071 9,123,937 439,464,323
2070 9,168,851 436,505,329
2069 9,215,360 433,437,998
2068 9,262,938 430,286,232
2067 9,311,827 427,032,499
2066 9,361,827 423,702,640
2065 9,412,850 420,285,359
2064 9,463,141 416,778,394
2063 9,513,448 413,198,800
2062 9,562,710 409,551,159
2061 9,610,889 405,827,482
2060 9,657,465 402,041,765
2059 9,702,379 398,197,311
2058 9,745,727 394,284,767
2057 9,787,770 390,311,065
2056 9,827,846 386,267,580
2055 9,865,895 382,162,992
2054 9,902,399 378,000,511
2053 9,936,727 373,769,779
2052 9,969,256 369,472,476
2051 10,000,522 365,120,741
2050 10,030,910 360,706,317
2049 10,059,551 356,243,287
2048 10,087,904 351,724,743
2047 10,115,848 347,142,279
2046 10,144,045 342,505,549
2045 10,171,882 337,807,869
2044 10,199,799 333,050,132
2043 10,228,264 328,230,652
2042 10,257,414 323,363,366
2041 10,287,621 318,443,989
2040 10,318,078 313,468,061
2039 10,349,820 308,450,008
2038 10,381,806 303,399,842
2037 10,414,999 298,327,800
2036 10,447,885 293,227,654
2035 10,481,420 288,115,630
2034 10,514,820 282,995,818
2033 10,547,938 277,875,880
2032 10,580,423 272,747,599
2031 10,611,839 267,645,657
2030 10,641,892 262,562,767
2029 10,670,568 257,484,616
2028 10,697,290 252,445,821
2027 10,720,806 247,437,680
2026 10,742,283 242,458,365
2025 10,886,878 237,527,782
2024 10,905,028 232,679,478
2023 10,864,042 227,882,945
2022 10,672,118 223,150,896
2021 10,505,772 218,529,286
2020 10,697,858 213,996,181
2019 10,671,870 209,485,641
2018 10,629,928 204,938,755
2017 10,594,438 200,254,579
2016 10,566,332 195,443,700
2015 10,546,059 190,671,878
2014 10,525,347 185,896,915
2013 10,514,272 181,049,443
2012 10,510,785 176,200,625
2011 10,496,088 171,379,598
2010 10,474,410 166,642,886
2009 10,443,936 162,049,464
2008 10,384,603 157,595,014
2007 10,298,828 153,267,261
2006 10,238,905 149,077,334
2005 10,211,216 145,017,253
2004 10,197,101 141,057,045
2003 10,193,998 137,202,644
2002 10,196,916 133,471,989
2001 10,216,605 129,862,595
2000 10,255,063 126,382,494
1999 10,283,860 123,047,320
1998 10,294,373 119,846,254
1997 10,304,131 116,754,792
1996 10,315,241 113,754,779
1995 10,327,253 110,819,428
1994 10,333,587 107,935,714
1993 10,329,855 105,122,069
1992 10,319,123 102,372,770
1991 10,308,578 99,720,162
1990 10,333,355 97,120,925
1989 10,361,068 94,531,014
1988 10,355,276 92,020,090
1987 10,347,318 89,591,716
1986 10,342,227 87,235,953
1985 10,337,118 84,897,973
1984 10,330,213 82,526,443
1983 10,323,856 80,438,260
1982 10,314,826 78,378,701
1981 10,300,591 76,068,103
1980 10,304,193 73,764,641
1979 10,292,341 71,498,242
1978 10,242,098 69,326,532
1977 10,186,755 67,234,590
1976 10,125,939 65,258,009
1975 10,058,620 63,410,815
1974 9,988,459 61,679,144
1973 9,922,266 60,082,139
1972 9,867,632 58,601,748
1971 9,826,815 57,214,684
1970 9,858,071 55,893,838
1969 9,896,580 54,631,914
1968 9,876,346 53,432,783
1967 9,852,899 52,293,065
1966 9,821,040 51,188,234
1965 9,779,358 50,086,764
1964 9,727,804 49,012,016
1963 9,670,685 47,973,575
1962 9,624,660 46,965,292
1961 9,586,651 45,989,310
1960 9,602,006 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 the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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) the Czech Republic's population will shrink by 6.62% to 10,030,910 people with a rank change from 92nd to 98th. 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 the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic Nigeria
2100 -0.25% 0.04%
2099 -0.25% 0.06%
2098 -0.23% 0.07%
2097 -0.24% 0.09%
2096 -0.22% 0.1%
2095 -0.22% 0.11%
2094 -0.21% 0.13%
2093 -0.21% 0.15%
2092 -0.21% 0.17%
2091 -0.21% 0.19%
2090 -0.21% 0.21%
2089 -0.21% 0.23%
2088 -0.23% 0.25%
2087 -0.24% 0.28%
2086 -0.24% 0.3%
2085 -0.25% 0.32%
2084 -0.26% 0.35%
2083 -0.27% 0.37%
2082 -0.29% 0.39%
2081 -0.3% 0.42%
2080 -0.32% 0.45%
2079 -0.33% 0.47%
2078 -0.35% 0.5%
2077 -0.36% 0.52%
2076 -0.39% 0.55%
2075 -0.41% 0.58%
2074 -0.43% 0.6%
2073 -0.45% 0.63%
2072 -0.47% 0.65%
2071 -0.49% 0.68%
2070 -0.5% 0.71%
2069 -0.51% 0.73%
2068 -0.53% 0.76%
2067 -0.53% 0.79%
2066 -0.54% 0.81%
2065 -0.53% 0.84%
2064 -0.53% 0.87%
2063 -0.52% 0.89%
2062 -0.5% 0.92%
2061 -0.48% 0.94%
2060 -0.46% 0.97%
2059 -0.44% 0.99%
2058 -0.43% 1.02%
2057 -0.41% 1.05%
2056 -0.39% 1.07%
2055 -0.37% 1.1%
2054 -0.35% 1.13%
2053 -0.33% 1.16%
2052 -0.31% 1.19%
2051 -0.3% 1.22%
2050 -0.28% 1.25%
2049 -0.28% 1.28%
2048 -0.28% 1.32%
2047 -0.28% 1.35%
2046 -0.27% 1.39%
2045 -0.27% 1.43%
2044 -0.28% 1.47%
2043 -0.28% 1.51%
2042 -0.29% 1.54%
2041 -0.3% 1.59%
2040 -0.31% 1.63%
2039 -0.31% 1.66%
2038 -0.32% 1.7%
2037 -0.31% 1.74%
2036 -0.32% 1.77%
2035 -0.32% 1.81%
2034 -0.31% 1.84%
2033 -0.31% 1.88%
2032 -0.3% 1.91%
2031 -0.28% 1.94%
2030 -0.27% 1.97%
2029 -0.25% 2%
2028 -0.22% 2.02%
2027 -0.2% 2.05%
2026 -1.33% 2.08%
2025 -0.17% 2.08%
2024 0.38% 2.1%
2023 1.8% 2.12%
2022 1.58% 2.11%
2021 -1.8% 2.12%
2020 0.24% 2.15%
2019 0.39% 2.22%
2018 0.33% 2.34%
2017 0.27% 2.46%
2016 0.19% 2.5%
2015 0.2% 2.57%
2014 0.11% 2.68%
2013 0.03% 2.75%
2012 0.14% 2.81%
2011 0.21% 2.84%
2010 0.29% 2.83%
2009 0.57% 2.83%
2008 0.83% 2.82%
2007 0.59% 2.81%
2006 0.27% 2.8%
2005 0.14% 2.81%
2004 0.03% 2.81%
2003 -0.03% 2.8%
2002 -0.19% 2.78%
2001 -0.38% 2.75%
2000 -0.28% 2.71%
1999 -0.1% 2.67%
1998 -0.09% 2.65%
1997 -0.11% 2.64%
1996 -0.12% 2.65%
1995 -0.06% 2.67%
1994 0.04% 2.68%
1993 0.1% 2.69%
1992 0.1% 2.66%
1991 -0.24% 2.68%
1990 -0.27% 2.74%
1989 0.06% 2.73%
1988 0.08% 2.71%
1987 0.05% 2.7%
1986 0.05% 2.75%
1985 0.07% 2.87%
1984 0.06% 2.6%
1983 0.09% 2.63%
1982 0.14% 3.04%
1981 -0.03% 3.12%
1980 0.12% 3.17%
1979 0.49% 3.13%
1978 0.54% 3.11%
1977 0.6% 3.03%
1976 0.67% 2.91%
1975 0.7% 2.81%
1974 0.67% 2.66%
1973 0.55% 2.53%
1972 0.42% 2.42%
1971 -0.32% 2.36%
1970 -0.39% 2.31%
1969 0.2% 2.24%
1968 0.24% 2.18%
1967 0.32% 2.16%
1966 0.43% 2.2%
1965 0.53% 2.19%
1964 0.59% 2.16%
1963 0.48% 2.15%
1962 0.4% 2.12%
1961 -0.16% 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 the Czech Republic declined by 0.17%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic Nigeria
Current population
10742283
245016045
Population rank 92/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 2.95%
One net population change
29 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
6.26 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
4.68 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -50 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -18,150 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 45/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 -15,258
Net migration rank 182/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - -15,258
2024 -28,353 -86,169 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 -21,729 -14,638 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -19,209 329,739 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -28,365 4,111 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -19,257 4,336 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 0 5,553 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 1,063 5,849 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 3,178 5,747 4,706,183 78,685
2016 5,283 5,465 4,761,594 75,265
2015 0 5,037 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 4,210 6,303 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -2,103 5,427 4,811,751 40,201
2012 0 5,347 4,774,508 71,138
2011 2,099 16,841 4,728,363 67,808
2010 10,475 34,927 4,629,173 47,966
2009 10,444 31,270 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 14,538 29,813 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 9,268 27,887 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 1,024 26,259 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 -6,126 26,203 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 -9,177 26,030 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -17,330 25,997 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -15,296 26,089 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -16,347 21,749 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -17,433 4,420 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -20,568 5,965 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -18,530 6,374 3,003,946 145,575
1997 -21,639 6,664 2,936,500 96,885
1996 -21,662 6,539 2,882,205 84,448
1995 -21,687 6,459 2,830,771 73,243
1994 -11,367 6,401 2,735,198 128,134
1993 3,099 7,197 2,673,675 90,200
1992 1,032 6,718 2,596,173 138,412
1991 4,124 5,568 2,527,807 42,760
1990 1,034 -3,529 2,491,928 135,959
1989 1,036 -2,175 2,452,324 99,588
1988 7,249 -1,359 2,376,419 93,510
1987 4,138 -1,514 2,322,397 64,418
1986 1,034 -771 2,295,003 29,682
1985 4,135 -1,173 2,289,784 61,514
1984 5,165 -1,481 2,278,060 113,758
1983 3,097 -1,971 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 10,315 -1,018 2,233,401 101,116
1981 13,391 -372 2,179,884 106,723
1980 17,517 1,738 2,121,618 198,672
1979 44,257 -13 2,074,807 137,721
1978 52,234 -795 2,019,621 111,258
1977 55,009 -1,968 1,923,917 129,075
1976 61,768 -2,727 1,827,289 72,889
1975 67,393 -3,057 1,718,623 75,603
1974 66,923 -2,919 1,624,813 44,281
1973 57,549 -2,625 1,525,485 -618
1972 44,404 -2,755 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 31,445 -2,598 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 24,646 -9,353 1,295,507 7,953
1969 22,762 -8,133 1,213,484 6,912
1968 21,728 -8,111 1,168,254 9,615
1967 29,558 -8,137 1,082,884 18,683
1966 35,355 -8,675 1,095,582 12,513
1965 43,029 -7,545 1,061,840 32,988
1964 52,531 -6,122 1,028,272 26,411
1963 48,353 -5,753 995,116 27,115
1962 29,836 -6,886 966,452 27,906
1961 36,430 -5,712 932,111 25,515
1960 34,567 2,748 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 28.8% of the population change in the Czech Republic is from natural causes (a loss of 107,389 people) and 71.2% is from migration (a gain of 265,030 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, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K
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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