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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 43.3 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 3.02% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Nigeria vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Norway
2100 481,640,156 5,426,970
2099 481,456,918 5,439,664
2098 481,181,892 5,451,717
2097 480,838,161 5,463,190
2096 480,422,467 5,474,994
2095 479,938,579 5,487,368
2094 479,395,022 5,499,514
2093 478,769,369 5,512,056
2092 478,059,864 5,524,021
2091 477,236,907 5,535,989
2090 476,329,495 5,548,825
2089 475,326,347 5,561,462
2088 474,231,442 5,574,757
2087 473,035,563 5,588,831
2086 471,732,001 5,602,569
2085 470,328,175 5,616,010
2084 468,806,172 5,629,675
2083 467,187,453 5,642,568
2082 465,472,417 5,654,975
2081 463,643,190 5,666,885
2080 461,705,493 5,678,624
2079 459,644,523 5,689,711
2078 457,477,264 5,700,349
2077 455,218,871 5,710,483
2076 452,849,991 5,720,209
2075 450,367,356 5,729,904
2074 447,789,885 5,739,940
2073 445,117,028 5,749,872
2072 442,340,440 5,759,499
2071 439,464,323 5,768,298
2070 436,505,329 5,777,747
2069 433,437,998 5,786,471
2068 430,286,232 5,795,734
2067 427,032,499 5,805,627
2066 423,702,640 5,815,585
2065 420,285,359 5,825,356
2064 416,778,394 5,835,081
2063 413,198,800 5,844,519
2062 409,551,159 5,853,646
2061 405,827,482 5,861,677
2060 402,041,765 5,869,390
2059 398,197,311 5,875,920
2058 394,284,767 5,881,790
2057 390,311,065 5,888,181
2056 386,267,580 5,894,125
2055 382,162,992 5,899,106
2054 378,000,511 5,903,121
2053 373,769,779 5,906,126
2052 369,472,476 5,907,281
2051 365,120,741 5,907,735
2050 360,706,317 5,907,355
2049 356,243,287 5,905,940
2048 351,724,743 5,903,025
2047 347,142,279 5,899,964
2046 342,505,549 5,896,254
2045 337,807,869 5,891,177
2044 333,050,132 5,886,031
2043 328,230,652 5,880,486
2042 323,363,366 5,873,632
2041 318,443,989 5,865,604
2040 313,468,061 5,857,447
2039 308,450,008 5,848,023
2038 303,399,842 5,837,628
2037 298,327,800 5,826,752
2036 293,227,654 5,815,042
2035 288,115,630 5,802,966
2034 282,995,818 5,790,086
2033 277,875,880 5,776,187
2032 272,747,599 5,761,261
2031 267,645,657 5,745,071
2030 262,562,767 5,728,104
2029 257,484,616 5,710,229
2028 252,445,821 5,691,155
2027 247,437,680 5,670,783
2026 242,458,365 5,649,981
2025 237,527,782 5,610,870
2024 232,679,478 5,572,279
2023 227,882,945 5,519,601
2022 223,150,896 5,457,127
2021 218,529,286 5,408,320
2020 213,996,181 5,379,475
2019 209,485,641 5,347,896
2018 204,938,755 5,311,916
2017 200,254,579 5,276,968
2016 195,443,700 5,234,519
2015 190,671,878 5,188,607
2014 185,896,915 5,137,232
2013 181,049,443 5,079,623
2012 176,200,625 5,018,573
2011 171,379,598 4,953,088
2010 166,642,886 4,889,252
2009 162,049,464 4,828,726
2008 157,595,014 4,768,212
2007 153,267,261 4,709,153
2006 149,077,334 4,660,677
2005 145,017,253 4,623,291
2004 141,057,045 4,591,910
2003 137,202,644 4,564,855
2002 133,471,989 4,538,159
2001 129,862,595 4,513,751
2000 126,382,494 4,490,967
1999 123,047,320 4,461,913
1998 119,846,254 4,431,464
1997 116,754,792 4,405,157
1996 113,754,779 4,381,336
1995 110,819,428 4,359,184
1994 107,935,714 4,336,613
1993 105,122,069 4,311,991
1992 102,372,770 4,286,401
1991 99,720,162 4,261,732
1990 97,120,925 4,241,473
1989 94,531,014 4,226,901
1988 92,020,090 4,209,488
1987 89,591,716 4,186,905
1986 87,235,953 4,167,354
1985 84,897,973 4,152,516
1984 82,526,443 4,140,099
1983 80,438,260 4,128,432
1982 78,378,701 4,114,787
1981 76,068,103 4,099,702
1980 73,764,641 4,085,620
1979 71,498,242 4,072,517
1978 69,326,532 4,058,671
1977 67,234,590 4,043,205
1976 65,258,009 4,026,152
1975 63,410,815 4,007,313
1974 61,679,144 3,985,258
1973 60,082,139 3,960,612
1972 58,601,748 3,933,004
1971 57,214,684 3,903,039
1970 55,893,838 3,875,763
1969 54,631,914 3,847,707
1968 53,432,783 3,816,486
1967 52,293,065 3,784,539
1966 51,188,234 3,753,012
1965 50,086,764 3,723,168
1964 49,012,016 3,694,339
1963 47,973,575 3,666,537
1962 46,965,292 3,638,918
1961 45,989,310 3,609,800
1960 45,053,782 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/nigeria/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nigeria increased by 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nigeria's population will grow by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people with a rank change from 6th to 5th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Norway
2100 0.04% -0.23%
2099 0.06% -0.22%
2098 0.07% -0.21%
2097 0.09% -0.22%
2096 0.1% -0.23%
2095 0.11% -0.22%
2094 0.13% -0.23%
2093 0.15% -0.22%
2092 0.17% -0.22%
2091 0.19% -0.23%
2090 0.21% -0.23%
2089 0.23% -0.24%
2088 0.25% -0.25%
2087 0.28% -0.25%
2086 0.3% -0.24%
2085 0.32% -0.24%
2084 0.35% -0.23%
2083 0.37% -0.22%
2082 0.39% -0.21%
2081 0.42% -0.21%
2080 0.45% -0.19%
2079 0.47% -0.19%
2078 0.5% -0.18%
2077 0.52% -0.17%
2076 0.55% -0.17%
2075 0.58% -0.17%
2074 0.6% -0.17%
2073 0.63% -0.17%
2072 0.65% -0.15%
2071 0.68% -0.16%
2070 0.71% -0.15%
2069 0.73% -0.16%
2068 0.76% -0.17%
2067 0.79% -0.17%
2066 0.81% -0.17%
2065 0.84% -0.17%
2064 0.87% -0.16%
2063 0.89% -0.16%
2062 0.92% -0.14%
2061 0.94% -0.13%
2060 0.97% -0.11%
2059 0.99% -0.1%
2058 1.02% -0.11%
2057 1.05% -0.1%
2056 1.07% -0.08%
2055 1.1% -0.07%
2054 1.13% -0.05%
2053 1.16% -0.02%
2052 1.19% -0.008%
2051 1.22% 0.006%
2050 1.25% 0.02%
2049 1.28% 0.05%
2048 1.32% 0.05%
2047 1.35% 0.06%
2046 1.39% 0.09%
2045 1.43% 0.09%
2044 1.47% 0.09%
2043 1.51% 0.12%
2042 1.54% 0.14%
2041 1.59% 0.14%
2040 1.63% 0.16%
2039 1.66% 0.18%
2038 1.7% 0.19%
2037 1.74% 0.2%
2036 1.77% 0.21%
2035 1.81% 0.22%
2034 1.84% 0.24%
2033 1.88% 0.26%
2032 1.91% 0.28%
2031 1.94% 0.3%
2030 1.97% 0.31%
2029 2% 0.34%
2028 2.02% 0.36%
2027 2.05% 0.37%
2026 2.08% 0.7%
2025 2.08% 0.69%
2024 2.1% 0.95%
2023 2.12% 1.14%
2022 2.11% 0.9%
2021 2.12% 0.54%
2020 2.15% 0.59%
2019 2.22% 0.68%
2018 2.34% 0.66%
2017 2.46% 0.81%
2016 2.5% 0.88%
2015 2.57% 1%
2014 2.68% 1.13%
2013 2.75% 1.22%
2012 2.81% 1.32%
2011 2.84% 1.31%
2010 2.83% 1.25%
2009 2.83% 1.27%
2008 2.82% 1.25%
2007 2.81% 1.04%
2006 2.8% 0.81%
2005 2.81% 0.68%
2004 2.81% 0.59%
2003 2.8% 0.59%
2002 2.78% 0.54%
2001 2.75% 0.51%
2000 2.71% 0.65%
1999 2.67% 0.69%
1998 2.65% 0.6%
1997 2.64% 0.54%
1996 2.65% 0.51%
1995 2.67% 0.52%
1994 2.68% 0.57%
1993 2.69% 0.6%
1992 2.66% 0.58%
1991 2.68% 0.48%
1990 2.74% 0.34%
1989 2.73% 0.41%
1988 2.71% 0.54%
1987 2.7% 0.47%
1986 2.75% 0.36%
1985 2.87% 0.3%
1984 2.6% 0.28%
1983 2.63% 0.33%
1982 3.04% 0.37%
1981 3.12% 0.34%
1980 3.17% 0.32%
1979 3.13% 0.34%
1978 3.11% 0.38%
1977 3.03% 0.42%
1976 2.91% 0.47%
1975 2.81% 0.55%
1974 2.66% 0.62%
1973 2.53% 0.7%
1972 2.42% 0.77%
1971 2.36% 0.7%
1970 2.31% 0.73%
1969 2.24% 0.82%
1968 2.18% 0.84%
1967 2.16% 0.84%
1966 2.2% 0.8%
1965 2.19% 0.78%
1964 2.16% 0.76%
1963 2.15% 0.76%
1962 2.12% 0.81%
1961 2.08% 0.8%

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 Nigeria grew by 2.08%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Norway
Current population
245016045
5660666
Population rank 6/197 119/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 0.07%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
4.17 seconds
9.72 minutes
One death every
11.6 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +106
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 117/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 +29,798
Net migration rank 145/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - 29,798
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 10,030 44,356
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 8,280 53,806
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 5,457 58,040
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 14,062 19,804
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 12,372 11,277
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 13,904 25,707
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 14,342 18,473
2017 4,706,183 78,685 15,831 21,657
2016 4,761,594 75,265 17,797 26,417
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 18,160 30,242
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 18,494 38,522
2013 4,811,751 40,201 17,779 40,690
2012 4,774,508 71,138 18,066 47,883
2011 4,728,363 67,808 18,822 47,454
2010 4,629,173 47,966 20,046 42,865
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 20,280 39,316
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 19,073 44,002
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 16,482 40,111
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 17,244 24,054
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 15,719 18,588
2004 3,877,376 46,370 15,612 13,412
2003 3,751,120 33,857 14,151 11,389
2002 3,606,814 69,594 10,892 17,279
2001 3,478,370 64,163 13,090 7,906
2000 3,343,196 74,535 15,269 9,805
1999 3,155,425 97,195 14,278 19,147
1998 3,003,946 145,575 14,181 13,519
1997 2,936,500 96,885 15,418 9,744
1996 2,882,205 84,448 17,087 5,671
1995 2,830,771 73,243 14,821 6,343
1994 2,735,198 128,134 16,045 7,580
1993 2,673,675 90,200 12,936 12,567
1992 2,596,173 138,412 15,431 10,218
1991 2,527,807 42,760 16,194 7,949
1990 2,491,928 135,959 14,845 1,818
1989 2,452,324 99,588 13,949 -1,730
1988 2,376,419 93,510 12,207 10,380
1987 2,322,397 64,418 9,212 13,907
1986 2,295,003 29,682 8,751 7,616
1985 2,289,784 61,514 6,644 6,725
1984 2,278,060 113,758 7,452 3,856
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 7,844 4,120
1982 2,233,401 101,116 9,875 5,749
1981 2,179,884 106,723 9,020 6,010
1980 2,121,618 198,672 9,806 3,763
1979 2,074,807 137,721 10,181 2,839
1978 2,019,621 111,258 11,364 3,823
1977 1,923,917 129,075 11,321 4,845
1976 1,827,289 72,889 13,286 4,779
1975 1,718,623 75,603 16,430 3,312
1974 1,624,813 44,281 20,324 4,425
1973 1,525,485 -618 21,387 3,414
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 24,777 5,603
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 26,541 3,031
1970 1,295,507 7,953 25,968 -1,034
1969 1,213,484 6,912 28,858 2,230
1968 1,168,254 9,615 29,387 1,761
1967 1,082,884 18,683 30,276 2,460
1966 1,095,582 12,513 31,150 -888
1965 1,061,840 32,988 31,275 -1,525
1964 1,028,272 26,411 30,293 -1,571
1963 995,116 27,115 26,766 1,061
1962 966,452 27,906 28,020 655
1961 932,111 25,515 29,239 1,437
1960 901,301 12,131 29,366 -1,427

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.2% of the population change in Nigeria is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people). In Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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