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

Niger and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Niger	Russia	Niger	Russia
1960	3,505,050	119,897,000	-	-
1961	3,608,162	121,236,000	2.94%	1.12%
1962	3,714,520	122,591,000	2.95%	1.12%
1963	3,823,873	123,960,000	2.94%	1.12%
1964	3,935,814	125,345,000	2.93%	1.12%
1965	4,049,695	126,745,000	2.89%	1.12%
1966	4,165,544	127,468,000	2.86%	0.57%
1967	4,283,590	128,196,000	2.83%	0.57%
1968	4,403,637	128,928,000	2.8%	0.57%
1969	4,525,725	129,664,000	2.77%	0.57%
1970	4,650,275	130,404,000	2.75%	0.57%
1971	4,776,225	131,155,000	2.71%	0.58%
1972	4,904,845	131,909,000	2.69%	0.57%
1973	5,037,865	132,669,000	2.71%	0.58%
1974	5,174,953	133,432,000	2.72%	0.58%
1975	5,317,019	134,200,000	2.75%	0.58%
1976	5,464,962	135,147,000	2.78%	0.71%
1977	5,619,716	136,100,000	2.83%	0.71%
1978	5,782,932	137,060,000	2.9%	0.71%
1979	5,955,556	138,027,000	2.99%	0.71%
1980	6,135,971	139,010,000	3.03%	0.71%
1981	6,322,006	139,941,000	3.03%	0.67%
1982	6,512,732	140,823,000	3.02%	0.63%
1983	6,708,644	141,668,000	3.01%	0.6%
1984	6,909,971	142,745,000	3%	0.76%
1985	7,118,457	143,858,000	3.02%	0.78%
1986	7,335,811	144,894,000	3.05%	0.72%
1987	7,561,150	145,908,000	3.07%	0.7%
1988	7,793,748	146,857,000	3.08%	0.65%
1989	8,034,780	147,721,000	3.09%	0.59%
1990	8,286,059	147,969,406	3.13%	0.17%
1991	8,546,900	148,394,216	3.15%	0.29%
1992	8,817,633	148,538,197	3.17%	0.1%
1993	9,100,789	148,458,777	3.21%	-0.05%
1994	9,398,258	148,407,912	3.27%	-0.03%
1995	9,714,529	148,375,787	3.37%	-0.02%
1996	10,044,852	148,160,129	3.4%	-0.15%
1997	10,383,969	147,915,361	3.38%	-0.17%
1998	10,741,413	147,670,784	3.44%	-0.17%
1999	11,117,411	147,214,776	3.5%	-0.31%
2000	11,509,630	146,596,869	3.53%	-0.42%
2001	11,920,647	145,976,482	3.57%	-0.42%
2002	12,349,144	145,306,497	3.59%	-0.46%
2003	12,796,984	144,648,618	3.63%	-0.45%
2004	13,265,836	144,067,316	3.66%	-0.4%
2005	13,756,192	143,518,814	3.7%	-0.38%
2006	14,268,581	143,049,637	3.72%	-0.33%
2007	14,803,610	142,805,114	3.75%	-0.17%
2008	15,361,915	142,742,366	3.77%	-0.04%
2009	15,943,675	142,785,348	3.79%	0.03%
2010	16,548,835	142,849,468	3.8%	0.04%
2011	17,176,283	143,018,195	3.79%	0.12%
2012	17,836,769	143,378,447	3.85%	0.25%
2013	18,519,898	143,805,638	3.83%	0.3%
2014	19,215,909	144,237,223	3.76%	0.3%
2015	19,939,498	144,640,716	3.77%	0.28%
2016	20,685,753	145,015,460	3.74%	0.26%
2017	21,435,446	145,293,260	3.62%	0.19%
2018	22,188,069	145,398,106	3.51%	0.07%
2019	22,947,757	145,453,291	3.42%	0.04%
2020	23,717,613	145,245,148	3.35%	-0.14%
2021	24,502,140	144,746,762	3.31%	-0.34%
2022	25,311,973	144,236,933	3.31%	-0.35%
2023	26,159,867	143,826,130	3.35%	-0.28%
2024	27,032,412	143,533,851	3.34%	-0.2%
2025	27,917,825	142,718,132	3.28%	-0.57%
2026	28,814,872	142,120,553	3.21%	-0.42%
2027	29,723,688	141,773,330	3.15%	-0.24%
2028	30,643,561	141,402,326	3.09%	-0.26%
2029	31,575,091	141,021,009	3.04%	-0.27%
2030	32,518,069	140,628,883	2.99%	-0.28%
2031	33,469,616	140,218,596	2.93%	-0.29%
2032	34,428,638	139,807,207	2.87%	-0.29%
2033	35,397,029	139,414,947	2.81%	-0.28%
2034	36,372,374	139,034,543	2.76%	-0.27%
2035	37,353,462	138,666,694	2.7%	-0.26%
2036	38,340,142	138,311,757	2.64%	-0.26%
2037	39,330,372	137,968,177	2.58%	-0.25%
2038	40,323,460	137,643,032	2.52%	-0.24%
2039	41,318,407	137,336,299	2.47%	-0.22%
2040	42,316,733	137,053,347	2.42%	-0.21%
2041	43,319,236	136,795,588	2.37%	-0.19%
2042	44,326,115	136,558,692	2.32%	-0.17%
2043	45,337,248	136,335,849	2.28%	-0.16%
2044	46,353,160	136,124,845	2.24%	-0.15%
2045	47,374,113	135,933,758	2.2%	-0.14%
2046	48,397,993	135,756,848	2.16%	-0.13%
2047	49,423,853	135,574,181	2.12%	-0.13%
2048	50,452,202	135,372,557	2.08%	-0.15%
2049	51,482,559	135,156,911	2.04%	-0.16%
2050	52,513,870	134,923,391	2%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Niger increased by 6,183,306 people (a 44.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Niger gained 8,698,905 (a 43.6% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Niger was ranked 65th most populous country in 2005 and is 53rd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Niger's population will grow by 83.4% to 52,513,870 people with a rank change from 53rd to 38th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.