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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 181.9 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.96% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Estonia vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Nigeria
2100 836,010 481,640,156
2099 841,611 481,456,918
2098 847,091 481,181,892
2097 852,580 480,838,161
2096 858,210 480,422,467
2095 863,813 479,938,579
2094 869,346 479,395,022
2093 874,966 478,769,369
2092 880,538 478,059,864
2091 886,175 477,236,907
2090 891,952 476,329,495
2089 897,814 475,326,347
2088 903,726 474,231,442
2087 909,938 473,035,563
2086 916,313 471,732,001
2085 922,817 470,328,175
2084 929,590 468,806,172
2083 936,429 467,187,453
2082 943,318 465,472,417
2081 950,224 463,643,190
2080 957,303 461,705,493
2079 964,518 459,644,523
2078 971,861 457,477,264
2077 979,290 455,218,871
2076 986,730 452,849,991
2075 994,224 450,367,356
2074 1,001,883 447,789,885
2073 1,009,652 445,117,028
2072 1,017,490 442,340,440
2071 1,025,441 439,464,323
2070 1,033,527 436,505,329
2069 1,041,579 433,437,998
2068 1,049,614 430,286,232
2067 1,057,732 427,032,499
2066 1,065,824 423,702,640
2065 1,073,994 420,285,359
2064 1,082,173 416,778,394
2063 1,090,322 413,198,800
2062 1,098,483 409,551,159
2061 1,106,624 405,827,482
2060 1,114,804 402,041,765
2059 1,122,732 398,197,311
2058 1,130,617 394,284,767
2057 1,138,317 390,311,065
2056 1,145,937 386,267,580
2055 1,153,485 382,162,992
2054 1,160,725 378,000,511
2053 1,167,900 373,769,779
2052 1,174,867 369,472,476
2051 1,181,816 365,120,741
2050 1,188,591 360,706,317
2049 1,195,231 356,243,287
2048 1,201,594 351,724,743
2047 1,207,963 347,142,279
2046 1,214,281 342,505,549
2045 1,220,553 337,807,869
2044 1,226,815 333,050,132
2043 1,232,969 328,230,652
2042 1,239,123 323,363,366
2041 1,245,261 318,443,989
2040 1,251,349 313,468,061
2039 1,257,523 308,450,008
2038 1,263,757 303,399,842
2037 1,270,161 298,327,800
2036 1,276,749 293,227,654
2035 1,283,416 288,115,630
2034 1,290,282 282,995,818
2033 1,297,198 277,875,880
2032 1,304,236 272,747,599
2031 1,311,342 267,645,657
2030 1,318,468 262,562,767
2029 1,325,543 257,484,616
2028 1,332,712 252,445,821
2027 1,339,889 247,437,680
2026 1,347,027 242,458,365
2025 1,366,475 237,527,782
2024 1,372,341 232,679,478
2023 1,370,286 227,882,945
2022 1,348,840 223,150,896
2021 1,330,932 218,529,286
2020 1,329,522 213,996,181
2019 1,326,898 209,485,641
2018 1,321,977 204,938,755
2017 1,317,384 200,254,579
2016 1,315,790 195,443,700
2015 1,315,407 190,671,878
2014 1,314,545 185,896,915
2013 1,317,997 181,049,443
2012 1,322,696 176,200,625
2011 1,327,439 171,379,598
2010 1,331,475 166,642,886
2009 1,334,515 162,049,464
2008 1,337,090 157,595,014
2007 1,340,680 153,267,261
2006 1,346,810 149,077,334
2005 1,354,775 145,017,253
2004 1,362,550 141,057,045
2003 1,370,720 137,202,644
2002 1,379,350 133,471,989
2001 1,388,115 129,862,595
2000 1,396,985 126,382,494
1999 1,390,244 123,047,320
1998 1,386,156 119,846,254
1997 1,399,535 116,754,792
1996 1,415,594 113,754,779
1995 1,436,634 110,819,428
1994 1,462,514 107,935,714
1993 1,494,128 105,122,069
1992 1,533,091 102,372,770
1991 1,561,314 99,720,162
1990 1,569,174 97,120,925
1989 1,568,131 94,531,014
1988 1,561,900 92,020,090
1987 1,552,221 89,591,716
1986 1,540,190 87,235,953
1985 1,528,781 84,897,973
1984 1,518,617 82,526,443
1983 1,508,745 80,438,260
1982 1,498,414 78,378,701
1981 1,487,666 76,068,103
1980 1,477,219 73,764,641
1979 1,468,333 71,498,242
1978 1,460,188 69,326,532
1977 1,450,211 67,234,590
1976 1,439,576 65,258,009
1975 1,429,352 63,410,815
1974 1,418,169 61,679,144
1973 1,405,951 60,082,139
1972 1,392,518 58,601,748
1971 1,376,955 57,214,684
1970 1,360,076 55,893,838
1969 1,345,249 54,631,914
1968 1,331,214 53,432,783
1967 1,318,946 52,293,065
1966 1,308,597 51,188,234
1965 1,294,566 50,086,764
1964 1,277,086 49,012,016
1963 1,258,857 47,973,575
1962 1,241,623 46,965,292
1961 1,225,077 45,989,310
1960 1,211,537 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 Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. 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 Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Nigeria
2100 -0.67% 0.04%
2099 -0.65% 0.06%
2098 -0.64% 0.07%
2097 -0.66% 0.09%
2096 -0.65% 0.1%
2095 -0.64% 0.11%
2094 -0.64% 0.13%
2093 -0.63% 0.15%
2092 -0.64% 0.17%
2091 -0.65% 0.19%
2090 -0.65% 0.21%
2089 -0.65% 0.23%
2088 -0.68% 0.25%
2087 -0.7% 0.28%
2086 -0.7% 0.3%
2085 -0.73% 0.32%
2084 -0.73% 0.35%
2083 -0.73% 0.37%
2082 -0.73% 0.39%
2081 -0.74% 0.42%
2080 -0.75% 0.45%
2079 -0.76% 0.47%
2078 -0.76% 0.5%
2077 -0.75% 0.52%
2076 -0.75% 0.55%
2075 -0.76% 0.58%
2074 -0.77% 0.6%
2073 -0.77% 0.63%
2072 -0.78% 0.65%
2071 -0.78% 0.68%
2070 -0.77% 0.71%
2069 -0.77% 0.73%
2068 -0.77% 0.76%
2067 -0.76% 0.79%
2066 -0.76% 0.81%
2065 -0.76% 0.84%
2064 -0.75% 0.87%
2063 -0.74% 0.89%
2062 -0.74% 0.92%
2061 -0.73% 0.94%
2060 -0.71% 0.97%
2059 -0.7% 0.99%
2058 -0.68% 1.02%
2057 -0.66% 1.05%
2056 -0.65% 1.07%
2055 -0.62% 1.1%
2054 -0.61% 1.13%
2053 -0.59% 1.16%
2052 -0.59% 1.19%
2051 -0.57% 1.22%
2050 -0.56% 1.25%
2049 -0.53% 1.28%
2048 -0.53% 1.32%
2047 -0.52% 1.35%
2046 -0.51% 1.39%
2045 -0.51% 1.43%
2044 -0.5% 1.47%
2043 -0.5% 1.51%
2042 -0.49% 1.54%
2041 -0.49% 1.59%
2040 -0.49% 1.63%
2039 -0.49% 1.66%
2038 -0.5% 1.7%
2037 -0.52% 1.74%
2036 -0.52% 1.77%
2035 -0.53% 1.81%
2034 -0.53% 1.84%
2033 -0.54% 1.88%
2032 -0.54% 1.91%
2031 -0.54% 1.94%
2030 -0.53% 1.97%
2029 -0.54% 2%
2028 -0.54% 2.02%
2027 -0.53% 2.05%
2026 -1.42% 2.08%
2025 -0.43% 2.08%
2024 0.15% 2.1%
2023 1.59% 2.12%
2022 1.35% 2.11%
2021 0.11% 2.12%
2020 0.2% 2.15%
2019 0.37% 2.22%
2018 0.35% 2.34%
2017 0.12% 2.46%
2016 0.03% 2.5%
2015 0.07% 2.57%
2014 -0.26% 2.68%
2013 -0.36% 2.75%
2012 -0.36% 2.81%
2011 -0.3% 2.84%
2010 -0.23% 2.83%
2009 -0.19% 2.83%
2008 -0.27% 2.82%
2007 -0.46% 2.81%
2006 -0.59% 2.8%
2005 -0.57% 2.81%
2004 -0.6% 2.81%
2003 -0.63% 2.8%
2002 -0.63% 2.78%
2001 -0.63% 2.75%
2000 0.48% 2.71%
1999 0.29% 2.67%
1998 -0.96% 2.65%
1997 -1.13% 2.64%
1996 -1.46% 2.65%
1995 -1.77% 2.67%
1994 -2.12% 2.68%
1993 -2.54% 2.69%
1992 -1.81% 2.66%
1991 -0.5% 2.68%
1990 0.07% 2.74%
1989 0.4% 2.73%
1988 0.62% 2.71%
1987 0.78% 2.7%
1986 0.75% 2.75%
1985 0.67% 2.87%
1984 0.65% 2.6%
1983 0.69% 2.63%
1982 0.72% 3.04%
1981 0.71% 3.12%
1980 0.61% 3.17%
1979 0.56% 3.13%
1978 0.69% 3.11%
1977 0.74% 3.03%
1976 0.72% 2.91%
1975 0.79% 2.81%
1974 0.87% 2.66%
1973 0.96% 2.53%
1972 1.13% 2.42%
1971 1.24% 2.36%
1970 1.1% 2.31%
1969 1.05% 2.24%
1968 0.93% 2.18%
1967 0.79% 2.16%
1966 1.08% 2.2%
1965 1.37% 2.19%
1964 1.45% 2.16%
1963 1.39% 2.15%
1962 1.35% 2.12%
1961 1.12% 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 Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Estonia Nigeria
Current population
1347027
245016045
Population rank 155/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 2.95%
One net population change
1.5 hours
6.52 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -16 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 45/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -15,258
Net migration rank 141/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -15,258
2024 -6,038 -7,742 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 -5,070 5,717 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -5,665 39,754 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -5,324 7,043 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -2,659 3,694 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -1,327 5,386 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -1,322 7,089 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -1,713 5,202 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -1,316 1,081 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -1,315 4,261 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -1,972 -674 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -1,713 -2,688 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -1,455 -3,674 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -531 -3,941 4,728,363 67,808
2010 0 -3,781 4,629,173 47,966
2009 -400 -2,089 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 -668 -2,034 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 -1,608 -2,941 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 -2,559 -5,351 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 -2,981 -5,208 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 -3,679 -3,681 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -5,072 -3,705 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -5,380 -2,889 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -5,830 -3,280 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -5,309 -3,083 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -6,117 1,419 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -7,208 -3,296 3,003,946 145,575
1997 -6,018 -4,066 2,936,500 96,885
1996 -5,662 -10,540 2,882,205 84,448
1995 -7,327 -12,655 2,830,771 73,243
1994 -8,044 -17,984 2,735,198 128,134
1993 -5,976 -25,501 2,673,675 90,200
1992 -1,993 -38,391 2,596,173 138,412
1991 -312 -9,712 2,527,807 42,760
1990 2,825 -2,660 2,491,928 135,959
1989 5,803 -368 2,452,324 99,588
1988 6,404 5,256 2,376,419 93,510
1987 6,829 5,389 2,322,397 64,418
1986 6,160 5,260 2,295,003 29,682
1985 4,281 5,097 2,289,784 61,514
1984 5,163 5,006 2,278,060 113,758
1983 5,884 4,986 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 5,244 4,832 2,233,401 101,116
1981 4,612 4,789 2,179,884 106,723
1980 3,989 4,619 2,121,618 198,672
1979 3,818 4,521 2,074,807 137,721
1978 4,088 7,234 2,019,621 111,258
1977 4,931 7,189 1,923,917 129,075
1976 4,319 6,942 1,827,289 72,889
1975 4,717 6,737 1,718,623 75,603
1974 5,956 6,594 1,624,813 44,281
1973 5,623 6,488 1,525,485 -618
1972 6,267 6,432 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 7,160 6,392 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 6,257 6,158 1,295,507 7,953
1969 5,515 8,650 1,213,484 6,912
1968 5,592 9,403 1,168,254 9,615
1967 5,012 9,115 1,082,884 18,683
1966 4,842 8,998 1,095,582 12,513
1965 5,437 8,851 1,061,840 32,988
1964 6,897 8,734 1,028,272 26,411
1963 6,043 8,410 995,116 27,115
1962 6,457 8,248 966,452 27,906
1961 7,228 7,991 932,111 25,515
1960 7,511 7,762 901,301 12,131

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

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Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 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, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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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