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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Dominica was 66,205 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominica's population is 65,539 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 3,720 times bigger than Dominica's.
  • Dominica is ranked the 188th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.94% of the world: 0.0008% for Dominica vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Dominica has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Dominica has decreased from 68.8K people to 65.5K (4.75% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Dominica vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Dominica
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Dominica Nigeria
2100 49,190 481,678,166
2099 49,579 481,494,914
2098 49,952 481,219,866
2097 50,301 480,876,108
2096 50,626 480,460,381
2095 50,973 479,976,454
2094 51,307 479,432,855
2093 51,634 478,807,152
2092 51,948 478,097,591
2091 52,272 477,274,569
2090 52,629 476,367,086
2089 52,958 475,363,859
2088 53,316 474,268,867
2087 53,652 473,072,894
2086 53,984 471,769,229
2085 54,313 470,365,292
2084 54,628 468,843,169
2083 54,945 467,224,322
2082 55,259 465,509,151
2081 55,555 463,679,779
2080 55,877 461,741,930
2079 56,201 459,680,797
2078 56,529 457,513,367
2077 56,823 455,254,796
2076 57,143 452,885,729
2075 57,461 450,402,898
2074 57,769 447,825,224
2073 58,084 445,152,156
2072 58,386 442,375,349
2071 58,682 439,499,004
2070 58,982 436,539,777
2069 59,241 433,472,204
2068 59,514 430,320,190
2067 59,772 427,066,199
2066 60,005 423,736,078
2065 60,257 420,318,527
2064 60,506 416,811,285
2063 60,719 413,231,409
2062 60,950 409,583,480
2061 61,177 405,859,509
2060 61,405 402,073,494
2059 61,611 398,228,736
2058 61,812 394,315,883
2057 62,019 390,341,867
2056 62,194 386,298,064
2055 62,378 382,193,151
2054 62,535 378,030,342
2053 62,683 373,799,276
2052 62,852 369,501,634
2051 62,989 365,149,555
2050 63,112 360,734,783
2049 63,216 356,271,401
2048 63,317 351,752,501
2047 63,402 347,169,674
2046 63,463 342,532,578
2045 63,510 337,834,528
2044 63,561 333,076,416
2043 63,617 328,256,555
2042 63,659 323,388,886
2041 63,659 318,469,120
2040 63,653 313,492,800
2039 63,647 308,474,350
2038 63,635 303,423,786
2037 63,618 298,351,344
2036 63,620 293,250,795
2035 63,617 288,138,368
2034 63,622 283,018,151
2033 63,641 277,897,810
2032 63,726 272,769,123
2031 63,888 267,666,779
2030 64,163 262,583,487
2029 64,491 257,504,936
2028 64,835 252,465,743
2027 65,190 247,457,208
2026 65,539 242,477,499
2025 65,909 237,546,527
2024 66,205 232,679,478
2023 66,510 227,882,945
2022 66,826 223,150,896
2021 67,202 218,529,286
2020 67,573 213,996,181
2019 67,880 209,485,641
2018 68,174 204,938,755
2017 68,496 200,254,579
2016 69,606 195,443,700
2015 70,410 190,671,878
2014 70,373 185,896,915
2013 69,715 181,049,443
2012 69,118 176,200,625
2011 69,053 171,379,598
2010 68,859 166,642,886
2009 68,864 162,049,464
2008 68,854 157,595,014
2007 68,847 153,267,261
2006 68,806 149,077,334
2005 68,734 145,017,253
2004 68,649 141,057,045
2003 68,531 137,202,644
2002 68,367 133,471,989
2001 68,288 129,862,595
2000 68,511 126,382,494
1999 68,870 123,047,320
1998 69,124 119,846,254
1997 69,299 116,754,792
1996 69,410 113,754,779
1995 69,469 110,819,428
1994 69,477 107,935,714
1993 69,433 105,122,069
1992 69,325 102,372,770
1991 69,296 99,720,162
1990 69,627 97,120,925
1989 70,153 94,531,014
1988 70,608 92,020,090
1987 71,023 89,591,716
1986 71,406 87,235,953
1985 71,744 84,897,973
1984 72,056 82,526,443
1983 72,365 80,438,260
1982 72,688 78,378,701
1981 72,986 76,068,103
1980 73,083 73,764,641
1979 72,959 71,498,242
1978 72,724 69,326,532
1977 72,406 67,234,590
1976 72,017 65,258,009
1975 71,570 63,410,815
1974 71,091 61,679,144
1973 70,585 60,082,139
1972 70,060 58,601,748
1971 69,532 57,214,684
1970 68,908 55,893,838
1969 67,934 54,631,914
1968 66,732 53,432,783
1967 65,585 52,293,065
1966 64,507 51,188,234
1965 63,505 50,086,764
1964 62,587 49,012,016
1963 61,739 47,973,575
1962 60,948 46,965,292
1961 60,209 45,989,310
1960 59,372 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Dominica increased by 800 people (a 1.16% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Dominica lost 4,067 people (a 5.84% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2006 and is 188th 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) Dominica's population will shrink by 3.7% to 63,112 people and will still be ranked 188th. 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 Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Dominica
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Dominica Nigeria
2100 -0.78% 0.04%
2099 -0.75% 0.06%
2098 -0.69% 0.07%
2097 -0.64% 0.09%
2096 -0.68% 0.1%
2095 -0.65% 0.11%
2094 -0.63% 0.13%
2093 -0.61% 0.15%
2092 -0.62% 0.17%
2091 -0.68% 0.19%
2090 -0.62% 0.21%
2089 -0.67% 0.23%
2088 -0.62% 0.25%
2087 -0.62% 0.28%
2086 -0.61% 0.3%
2085 -0.58% 0.32%
2084 -0.58% 0.35%
2083 -0.57% 0.37%
2082 -0.53% 0.39%
2081 -0.57% 0.42%
2080 -0.58% 0.45%
2079 -0.58% 0.47%
2078 -0.52% 0.5%
2077 -0.56% 0.52%
2076 -0.55% 0.55%
2075 -0.53% 0.58%
2074 -0.54% 0.6%
2073 -0.52% 0.63%
2072 -0.5% 0.65%
2071 -0.51% 0.68%
2070 -0.44% 0.71%
2069 -0.46% 0.73%
2068 -0.43% 0.76%
2067 -0.39% 0.79%
2066 -0.42% 0.81%
2065 -0.41% 0.84%
2064 -0.35% 0.87%
2063 -0.38% 0.89%
2062 -0.37% 0.92%
2061 -0.37% 0.94%
2060 -0.33% 0.97%
2059 -0.33% 0.99%
2058 -0.33% 1.02%
2057 -0.28% 1.05%
2056 -0.29% 1.07%
2055 -0.25% 1.1%
2054 -0.24% 1.13%
2053 -0.27% 1.16%
2052 -0.22% 1.19%
2051 -0.2% 1.22%
2050 -0.16% 1.25%
2049 -0.16% 1.28%
2048 -0.13% 1.32%
2047 -0.1% 1.35%
2046 -0.07% 1.39%
2045 -0.08% 1.43%
2044 -0.09% 1.47%
2043 -0.07% 1.51%
2042 0% 1.54%
2041 0.009% 1.59%
2040 0.009% 1.63%
2039 0.02% 1.66%
2038 0.03% 1.7%
2037 -0.003% 1.74%
2036 0.005% 1.77%
2035 -0.008% 1.81%
2034 -0.03% 1.84%
2033 -0.13% 1.88%
2032 -0.25% 1.91%
2031 -0.43% 1.94%
2030 -0.51% 1.97%
2029 -0.53% 2%
2028 -0.54% 2.02%
2027 -0.53% 2.05%
2026 -0.56% 2.08%
2025 -0.45% 2.09%
2024 -0.46% 2.1%
2023 -0.47% 2.12%
2022 -0.56% 2.11%
2021 -0.55% 2.12%
2020 -0.45% 2.15%
2019 -0.43% 2.22%
2018 -0.47% 2.34%
2017 -1.59% 2.46%
2016 -1.14% 2.5%
2015 0.05% 2.57%
2014 0.94% 2.68%
2013 0.86% 2.75%
2012 0.09% 2.81%
2011 0.28% 2.84%
2010 -0.007% 2.83%
2009 0.01% 2.83%
2008 0.01% 2.82%
2007 0.06% 2.81%
2006 0.1% 2.8%
2005 0.12% 2.81%
2004 0.17% 2.81%
2003 0.24% 2.8%
2002 0.12% 2.78%
2001 -0.33% 2.75%
2000 -0.52% 2.71%
1999 -0.37% 2.67%
1998 -0.25% 2.65%
1997 -0.16% 2.64%
1996 -0.08% 2.65%
1995 -0.01% 2.67%
1994 0.06% 2.68%
1993 0.16% 2.69%
1992 0.04% 2.66%
1991 -0.48% 2.68%
1990 -0.75% 2.74%
1989 -0.64% 2.73%
1988 -0.58% 2.71%
1987 -0.54% 2.7%
1986 -0.47% 2.75%
1985 -0.43% 2.87%
1984 -0.43% 2.6%
1983 -0.44% 2.63%
1982 -0.41% 3.04%
1981 -0.13% 3.12%
1980 0.17% 3.17%
1979 0.32% 3.13%
1978 0.44% 3.11%
1977 0.54% 3.03%
1976 0.62% 2.91%
1975 0.67% 2.81%
1974 0.72% 2.66%
1973 0.75% 2.53%
1972 0.76% 2.42%
1971 0.91% 2.36%
1970 1.43% 2.31%
1969 1.8% 2.24%
1968 1.75% 2.18%
1967 1.67% 2.16%
1966 1.58% 2.2%
1965 1.47% 2.19%
1964 1.37% 2.16%
1963 1.3% 2.15%
1962 1.23% 2.12%
1961 1.41% 2.08%

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

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In 2024, the population of Dominica declined by 0.46%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Dominica Nigeria
Current population
65539
243824469
Population rank 188/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.0008% 2.94%
One net population change
1.2 days
6.58 seconds
One birth every
11.9 hours
4.2 seconds
One death every
10.3 hours
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -1 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -305 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.46% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.51 days
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -242 -15,258
Net migration rank 85/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 8,440 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 178/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 53/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Dominica
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Dominica Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -242 - -15,258
2024 - -200 - -35,202
2023 -111 -199 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -118 -202 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -205 -224 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -88 -225 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -75 -228 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -60 -231 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -124 -234 4,706,183 78,685
2016 177 -2,032 4,761,594 75,265
2015 157 92 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 257 -431 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 110 1,376 4,811,751 40,201
2012 167 -461 4,774,508 71,138
2011 121 307 4,728,363 67,808
2010 171 -206 4,629,173 47,966
2009 220 -198 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 272 -264 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 319 -297 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 364 -316 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 339 -259 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 360 -254 3,877,376 46,370
2003 387 -252 3,751,120 33,857
2002 429 -248 3,606,814 69,594
2001 556 -585 3,478,370 64,163
2000 561 -973 3,343,196 74,535
1999 647 -947 3,155,425 97,195
1998 595 -805 3,003,946 145,575
1997 662 -803 2,936,500 96,885
1996 753 -838 2,882,205 84,448
1995 853 -885 2,830,771 73,243
1994 1,002 -984 2,735,198 128,134
1993 1,130 -1,061 2,673,675 90,200
1992 1,111 -969 2,596,173 138,412
1991 1,103 -1,183 2,527,807 42,760
1990 1,138 -1,722 2,491,928 135,959
1989 1,178 -1,651 2,452,324 99,588
1988 1,222 -1,653 2,376,419 93,510
1987 1,256 -1,661 2,322,397 64,418
1986 1,285 -1,642 2,295,003 29,682
1985 1,302 -1,617 2,289,784 61,514
1984 1,308 -1,614 2,278,060 113,758
1983 1,301 -1,615 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 1,250 -1,588 2,233,401 101,116
1981 1,169 -1,420 2,179,884 106,723
1980 1,090 -1,035 2,121,618 198,672
1979 981 -802 2,074,807 137,721
1978 991 -705 2,019,621 111,258
1977 996 -634 1,923,917 129,075
1976 1,050 -627 1,827,289 72,889
1975 1,142 -678 1,718,623 75,603
1974 1,267 -770 1,624,813 44,281
1973 1,400 -882 1,525,485 -618
1972 1,497 -971 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 1,549 -1,022 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 1,574 -847 1,295,507 7,953
1969 1,628 -406 1,213,484 6,912
1968 1,673 -488 1,168,254 9,615
1967 1,716 -605 1,082,884 18,683
1966 1,752 -715 1,095,582 12,513
1965 1,778 -816 1,061,840 32,988
1964 1,792 -911 1,028,272 26,411
1963 1,796 -978 995,116 27,115
1962 1,786 -1,028 966,452 27,906
1961 1,762 -1,044 932,111 25,515
1960 1,720 -759 901,301 12,131

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

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Over the last 10 years, 4.63% of the population change in Dominica is from natural causes (a loss of 190 people) and 95.4% is from migration (a loss of 3,914 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, 8,440 residents or 12.7% of the population were not native-born in Dominica, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Dominica
City Population
Roseau 16.6K
Portsmouth 3.63K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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