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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Niger was 27,032,412 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Niger's population is 29,080,898 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 8.38 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Niger is ranked the 53rd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.29% of the world: 0.35% for Niger vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Niger has had an average growth rate of +3.5% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Niger has increased from 14.3M people to 29.1M (103.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Niger vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Niger
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Niger Nigeria
2100 92,149,803 481,678,166
2099 91,788,730 481,494,914
2098 91,409,848 481,219,866
2097 91,009,119 480,876,108
2096 90,589,670 480,460,381
2095 90,150,766 479,976,454
2094 89,694,201 479,432,855
2093 89,215,318 478,807,152
2092 88,716,114 478,097,591
2091 88,197,952 477,274,569
2090 87,660,657 476,367,086
2089 87,103,777 475,363,859
2088 86,525,686 474,268,867
2087 85,929,075 473,072,894
2086 85,313,560 471,769,229
2085 84,675,788 470,365,292
2084 84,017,371 468,843,169
2083 83,337,884 467,224,322
2082 82,638,198 465,509,151
2081 81,922,470 463,679,779
2080 81,186,181 461,741,930
2079 80,435,226 459,680,797
2078 79,665,207 457,513,367
2077 78,877,754 455,254,796
2076 78,071,174 452,885,729
2075 77,248,629 450,402,898
2074 76,412,785 447,825,224
2073 75,560,272 445,152,156
2072 74,691,713 442,375,349
2071 73,808,594 439,499,004
2070 72,912,178 436,539,777
2069 71,999,238 433,472,204
2068 71,073,720 430,320,190
2067 70,133,854 427,066,199
2066 69,181,625 423,736,078
2065 68,221,595 420,318,527
2064 67,248,034 416,811,285
2063 66,264,418 413,231,409
2062 65,270,595 409,583,480
2061 64,267,053 405,859,509
2060 63,257,169 402,073,494
2059 62,239,490 398,228,736
2058 61,213,177 394,315,883
2057 60,180,993 390,341,867
2056 59,145,841 386,298,064
2055 58,103,375 382,193,151
2054 57,056,756 378,030,342
2053 56,007,297 373,799,276
2052 54,958,567 369,501,634
2051 53,907,164 365,149,555
2050 52,858,275 360,734,783
2049 51,810,418 356,271,401
2048 50,763,456 351,752,501
2047 49,719,695 347,169,674
2046 48,677,799 342,532,578
2045 47,638,048 337,834,528
2044 46,602,104 333,076,416
2043 45,572,618 328,256,555
2042 44,546,381 323,388,886
2041 43,525,533 318,469,120
2040 42,508,212 313,492,800
2039 41,495,840 308,474,350
2038 40,485,407 303,423,786
2037 39,476,789 298,351,344
2036 38,472,178 293,250,795
2035 37,470,776 288,138,368
2034 36,477,557 283,018,151
2033 35,487,806 277,897,810
2032 34,508,717 272,769,123
2031 33,538,029 267,666,779
2030 32,574,145 262,583,487
2029 31,620,865 257,504,936
2028 30,680,257 252,465,743
2027 29,750,695 247,457,208
2026 28,832,547 242,477,499
2025 27,926,917 237,546,527
2024 27,032,412 232,679,478
2023 26,159,867 227,882,945
2022 25,311,973 223,150,896
2021 24,502,140 218,529,286
2020 23,717,613 213,996,181
2019 22,947,757 209,485,641
2018 22,188,069 204,938,755
2017 21,435,446 200,254,579
2016 20,685,753 195,443,700
2015 19,939,498 190,671,878
2014 19,215,909 185,896,915
2013 18,519,898 181,049,443
2012 17,836,769 176,200,625
2011 17,176,283 171,379,598
2010 16,548,835 166,642,886
2009 15,943,675 162,049,464
2008 15,361,915 157,595,014
2007 14,803,610 153,267,261
2006 14,268,581 149,077,334
2005 13,756,192 145,017,253
2004 13,265,836 141,057,045
2003 12,796,984 137,202,644
2002 12,349,144 133,471,989
2001 11,920,647 129,862,595
2000 11,509,630 126,382,494
1999 11,117,411 123,047,320
1998 10,741,413 119,846,254
1997 10,383,969 116,754,792
1996 10,044,852 113,754,779
1995 9,714,529 110,819,428
1994 9,398,258 107,935,714
1993 9,100,789 105,122,069
1992 8,817,633 102,372,770
1991 8,546,900 99,720,162
1990 8,286,059 97,120,925
1989 8,034,780 94,531,014
1988 7,793,748 92,020,090
1987 7,561,150 89,591,716
1986 7,335,811 87,235,953
1985 7,118,457 84,897,973
1984 6,909,971 82,526,443
1983 6,708,644 80,438,260
1982 6,512,732 78,378,701
1981 6,322,006 76,068,103
1980 6,135,971 73,764,641
1979 5,955,556 71,498,242
1978 5,782,932 69,326,532
1977 5,619,716 67,234,590
1976 5,464,962 65,258,009
1975 5,317,019 63,410,815
1974 5,174,953 61,679,144
1973 5,037,865 60,082,139
1972 4,904,845 58,601,748
1971 4,776,225 57,214,684
1970 4,650,275 55,893,838
1969 4,525,725 54,631,914
1968 4,403,637 53,432,783
1967 4,283,590 52,293,065
1966 4,165,544 51,188,234
1965 4,049,695 50,086,764
1964 3,935,814 49,012,016
1963 3,823,873 47,973,575
1962 3,714,520 46,965,292
1961 3,608,162 45,989,310
1960 3,505,050 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 Niger increased by 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Niger gained 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Niger was ranked 64th most populous country in 2006 and is 53rd 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) Niger's population will grow by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people with a rank change from 53rd to 38th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Niger
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Niger Nigeria
2100 0.39% 0.04%
2099 0.41% 0.06%
2098 0.44% 0.07%
2097 0.46% 0.09%
2096 0.49% 0.1%
2095 0.51% 0.11%
2094 0.54% 0.13%
2093 0.56% 0.15%
2092 0.59% 0.17%
2091 0.61% 0.19%
2090 0.64% 0.21%
2089 0.67% 0.23%
2088 0.69% 0.25%
2087 0.72% 0.28%
2086 0.75% 0.3%
2085 0.78% 0.32%
2084 0.82% 0.35%
2083 0.85% 0.37%
2082 0.87% 0.39%
2081 0.91% 0.42%
2080 0.93% 0.45%
2079 0.97% 0.47%
2078 1% 0.5%
2077 1.03% 0.52%
2076 1.06% 0.55%
2075 1.09% 0.58%
2074 1.13% 0.6%
2073 1.16% 0.63%
2072 1.2% 0.65%
2071 1.23% 0.68%
2070 1.27% 0.71%
2069 1.3% 0.73%
2068 1.34% 0.76%
2067 1.38% 0.79%
2066 1.41% 0.81%
2065 1.45% 0.84%
2064 1.48% 0.87%
2063 1.52% 0.89%
2062 1.56% 0.92%
2061 1.6% 0.94%
2060 1.64% 0.97%
2059 1.68% 0.99%
2058 1.72% 1.02%
2057 1.75% 1.05%
2056 1.79% 1.07%
2055 1.83% 1.1%
2054 1.87% 1.13%
2053 1.91% 1.16%
2052 1.95% 1.19%
2051 1.98% 1.22%
2050 2.02% 1.25%
2049 2.06% 1.28%
2048 2.1% 1.32%
2047 2.14% 1.35%
2046 2.18% 1.39%
2045 2.22% 1.43%
2044 2.26% 1.47%
2043 2.3% 1.51%
2042 2.35% 1.54%
2041 2.39% 1.59%
2040 2.44% 1.63%
2039 2.5% 1.66%
2038 2.55% 1.7%
2037 2.61% 1.74%
2036 2.67% 1.77%
2035 2.72% 1.81%
2034 2.79% 1.84%
2033 2.84% 1.88%
2032 2.89% 1.91%
2031 2.96% 1.94%
2030 3.01% 1.97%
2029 3.07% 2%
2028 3.12% 2.02%
2027 3.18% 2.05%
2026 3.24% 2.08%
2025 3.31% 2.09%
2024 3.34% 2.1%
2023 3.35% 2.12%
2022 3.31% 2.11%
2021 3.31% 2.12%
2020 3.35% 2.15%
2019 3.42% 2.22%
2018 3.51% 2.34%
2017 3.62% 2.46%
2016 3.74% 2.5%
2015 3.77% 2.57%
2014 3.76% 2.68%
2013 3.83% 2.75%
2012 3.85% 2.81%
2011 3.79% 2.84%
2010 3.8% 2.83%
2009 3.79% 2.83%
2008 3.77% 2.82%
2007 3.75% 2.81%
2006 3.72% 2.8%
2005 3.7% 2.81%
2004 3.66% 2.81%
2003 3.63% 2.8%
2002 3.59% 2.78%
2001 3.57% 2.75%
2000 3.53% 2.71%
1999 3.5% 2.67%
1998 3.44% 2.65%
1997 3.38% 2.64%
1996 3.4% 2.65%
1995 3.37% 2.67%
1994 3.27% 2.68%
1993 3.21% 2.69%
1992 3.17% 2.66%
1991 3.15% 2.68%
1990 3.13% 2.74%
1989 3.09% 2.73%
1988 3.08% 2.71%
1987 3.07% 2.7%
1986 3.05% 2.75%
1985 3.02% 2.87%
1984 3% 2.6%
1983 3.01% 2.63%
1982 3.02% 3.04%
1981 3.03% 3.12%
1980 3.03% 3.17%
1979 2.99% 3.13%
1978 2.9% 3.11%
1977 2.83% 3.03%
1976 2.78% 2.91%
1975 2.75% 2.81%
1974 2.72% 2.66%
1973 2.71% 2.53%
1972 2.69% 2.42%
1971 2.71% 2.36%
1970 2.75% 2.31%
1969 2.77% 2.24%
1968 2.8% 2.18%
1967 2.83% 2.16%
1966 2.86% 2.2%
1965 2.89% 2.19%
1964 2.93% 2.16%
1963 2.94% 2.15%
1962 2.95% 2.12%
1961 2.94% 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 Niger grew by 3.34%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Niger Nigeria
Current population
29080898
243824469
Population rank 53/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.35% 2.94%
One net population change
36.1 seconds
6.58 seconds
One birth every
28.8 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
2.27 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,391 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +872,545 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +3.34% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.14 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -7,704 -15,258
Net migration rank 126/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 449,236 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 85/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 140/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Niger
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Niger Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,704 - -15,258
2024 - -4,041 - -35,202
2023 864,139 995 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 829,651 995 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 793,428 -4,405 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 784,437 -4,402 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 775,474 -15,778 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 763,536 -3,830 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 752,384 -6,830 4,706,183 78,685
2016 738,999 14,833 4,761,594 75,265
2015 721,630 17,051 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 704,609 3,891 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 686,070 -2,543 4,811,751 40,201
2012 664,009 18,714 4,774,508 71,138
2011 645,175 -6,941 4,728,363 67,808
2010 624,685 -8,033 4,629,173 47,966
2009 602,671 -9,014 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 579,727 -9,847 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 556,808 -10,069 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 533,374 -10,054 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 511,167 -9,700 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 488,328 -9,070 3,877,376 46,370
2003 467,295 -8,841 3,751,120 33,857
2002 446,767 -9,550 3,606,814 69,594
2001 428,417 -8,654 3,478,370 64,163
2000 410,779 -8,522 3,343,196 74,535
1999 394,212 -12,037 3,155,425 97,195
1998 377,120 -7,298 3,003,946 145,575
1997 358,745 -13,680 2,936,500 96,885
1996 341,223 -8,057 2,882,205 84,448
1995 323,630 3,843 2,830,771 73,243
1994 306,026 -959 2,735,198 128,134
1993 292,135 -2,269 2,673,675 90,200
1992 278,690 -2,258 2,596,173 138,412
1991 266,527 -1,500 2,527,807 42,760
1990 256,594 73 2,491,928 135,959
1989 245,278 613 2,452,324 99,588
1988 237,296 -1,139 2,376,419 93,510
1987 231,371 -2,338 2,322,397 64,418
1986 224,365 -2,728 2,295,003 29,682
1985 219,206 -6,126 2,289,784 61,514
1984 213,111 -9,208 2,278,060 113,758
1983 207,962 -9,209 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 202,012 -8,935 2,233,401 101,116
1981 195,938 -7,559 2,179,884 106,723
1980 189,251 -5,564 2,121,618 198,672
1979 180,632 -3,495 2,074,807 137,721
1978 171,614 -3,494 2,019,621 111,258
1977 161,792 -3,476 1,923,917 129,075
1976 154,489 -3,308 1,827,289 72,889
1975 147,962 -3,254 1,718,623 75,603
1974 142,606 -3,179 1,624,813 44,281
1973 137,695 -2,942 1,525,485 -618
1972 133,813 -2,525 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 128,223 -2,277 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 128,184 -2,225 1,295,507 7,953
1969 125,389 -2,245 1,213,484 6,912
1968 123,301 -2,277 1,168,254 9,615
1967 121,358 -2,289 1,082,884 18,683
1966 119,314 -2,289 1,095,582 12,513
1965 116,963 -2,289 1,061,840 32,988
1964 115,386 -2,289 1,028,272 26,411
1963 113,072 -2,289 995,116 27,115
1962 110,280 -2,369 966,452 27,906
1961 107,693 -2,893 932,111 25,515
1960 105,081 -3,641 901,301 12,131

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

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Over the last 10 years, 100% of the population change in Niger is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 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, 449,236 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Niger, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K
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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