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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 243,824,469 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 6.81 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 3.37% of the world: 2.94% for Nigeria vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 244M (63.6% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Nigeria vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Poland
2100 481,678,166 18,350,017
2099 481,494,914 18,541,227
2098 481,219,866 18,733,999
2097 480,876,108 18,928,169
2096 480,460,381 19,125,003
2095 479,976,454 19,323,203
2094 479,432,855 19,525,085
2093 478,807,152 19,730,030
2092 478,097,591 19,938,529
2091 477,274,569 20,151,135
2090 476,367,086 20,368,308
2089 475,363,859 20,589,970
2088 474,268,867 20,817,398
2087 473,072,894 21,050,137
2086 471,769,229 21,288,179
2085 470,365,292 21,531,674
2084 468,843,169 21,780,998
2083 467,224,322 22,036,816
2082 465,509,151 22,298,479
2081 463,679,779 22,565,373
2080 461,741,930 22,836,875
2079 459,680,797 23,113,773
2078 457,513,367 23,393,434
2077 455,254,796 23,679,569
2076 452,885,729 23,968,050
2075 450,402,898 24,259,763
2074 447,825,224 24,554,480
2073 445,152,156 24,852,006
2072 442,375,349 25,149,886
2071 439,499,004 25,447,869
2070 436,539,777 25,745,140
2069 433,472,204 26,042,079
2068 430,320,190 26,337,963
2067 427,066,199 26,632,110
2066 423,736,078 26,923,643
2065 420,318,527 27,211,946
2064 416,811,285 27,497,263
2063 413,231,409 27,778,871
2062 409,583,480 28,055,433
2061 405,859,509 28,328,948
2060 402,073,494 28,597,687
2059 398,228,736 28,864,377
2058 394,315,883 29,125,961
2057 390,341,867 29,384,759
2056 386,298,064 29,641,101
2055 382,193,151 29,893,868
2054 378,030,342 30,142,942
2053 373,799,276 30,389,214
2052 369,501,634 30,630,763
2051 365,149,555 30,871,146
2050 360,734,783 31,107,894
2049 356,271,401 31,341,718
2048 351,752,501 31,572,273
2047 347,169,674 31,800,868
2046 342,532,578 32,026,873
2045 337,834,528 32,250,757
2044 333,076,416 32,471,522
2043 328,256,555 32,690,423
2042 323,388,886 32,906,811
2041 318,469,120 33,118,473
2040 313,492,800 33,328,426
2039 308,474,350 33,535,096
2038 303,423,786 33,738,091
2037 298,351,344 33,936,906
2036 293,250,795 34,133,190
2035 288,138,368 34,323,827
2034 283,018,151 34,511,159
2033 277,897,810 34,693,880
2032 272,769,123 34,872,593
2031 267,666,779 35,046,775
2030 262,583,487 35,213,577
2029 257,504,936 35,374,919
2028 252,465,743 35,527,083
2027 247,457,208 35,671,012
2026 242,477,499 35,806,942
2025 237,546,527 36,233,346
2024 232,679,478 36,559,233
2023 227,882,945 36,687,353
2022 223,150,896 36,821,749
2021 218,529,286 36,981,559
2020 213,996,181 37,515,748
2019 209,485,641 37,965,475
2018 204,938,755 37,974,750
2017 200,254,579 37,974,826
2016 195,443,700 37,970,087
2015 190,671,878 37,986,412
2014 185,896,915 38,011,735
2013 181,049,443 38,040,196
2012 176,200,625 38,063,164
2011 171,379,598 38,063,255
2010 166,642,886 38,042,794
2009 162,049,464 38,151,603
2008 157,595,014 38,125,759
2007 153,267,261 38,120,560
2006 149,077,334 38,141,267
2005 145,017,253 38,165,445
2004 141,057,045 38,182,222
2003 137,202,644 38,204,570
2002 133,471,989 38,230,364
2001 129,862,595 38,248,076
2000 126,382,494 38,258,629
1999 123,047,320 38,660,271
1998 119,846,254 38,663,481
1997 116,754,792 38,649,660
1996 113,754,779 38,624,370
1995 110,819,428 38,594,998
1994 107,935,714 38,542,652
1993 105,122,069 38,461,408
1992 102,372,770 38,363,667
1991 99,720,162 38,246,193
1990 97,120,925 38,110,782
1989 94,531,014 37,961,529
1988 92,020,090 37,824,487
1987 89,591,716 37,668,045
1986 87,235,953 37,456,119
1985 84,897,973 37,201,885
1984 82,526,443 36,904,134
1983 80,438,260 36,571,808
1982 78,378,701 36,230,481
1981 76,068,103 35,898,587
1980 73,764,641 35,574,150
1979 71,498,242 35,247,217
1978 69,326,532 34,965,600
1977 67,234,590 34,689,050
1976 65,258,009 34,356,300
1975 63,410,815 34,015,199
1974 61,679,144 33,678,899
1973 60,082,139 33,357,200
1972 58,601,748 33,055,650
1971 57,214,684 32,783,500
1970 55,893,838 32,664,300
1969 54,631,914 32,548,300
1968 53,432,783 32,294,655
1967 52,293,065 31,987,155
1966 51,188,234 31,681,000
1965 50,086,764 31,444,950
1964 49,012,016 31,139,450
1963 47,973,575 30,712,000
1962 46,965,292 30,308,500
1961 45,989,310 29,964,000
1960 45,053,782 29,637,450

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 Nigeria increased by 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nigeria's population will grow by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people with a rank change from 6th to 5th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Poland
2100 0.04% -1.03%
2099 0.06% -1.03%
2098 0.07% -1.03%
2097 0.09% -1.03%
2096 0.1% -1.03%
2095 0.11% -1.03%
2094 0.13% -1.04%
2093 0.15% -1.05%
2092 0.17% -1.06%
2091 0.19% -1.07%
2090 0.21% -1.08%
2089 0.23% -1.09%
2088 0.25% -1.11%
2087 0.28% -1.12%
2086 0.3% -1.13%
2085 0.32% -1.14%
2084 0.35% -1.16%
2083 0.37% -1.17%
2082 0.39% -1.18%
2081 0.42% -1.19%
2080 0.45% -1.2%
2079 0.47% -1.2%
2078 0.5% -1.21%
2077 0.52% -1.2%
2076 0.55% -1.2%
2075 0.58% -1.2%
2074 0.6% -1.2%
2073 0.63% -1.18%
2072 0.65% -1.17%
2071 0.68% -1.15%
2070 0.71% -1.14%
2069 0.73% -1.12%
2068 0.76% -1.1%
2067 0.79% -1.08%
2066 0.81% -1.06%
2065 0.84% -1.04%
2064 0.87% -1.01%
2063 0.89% -0.99%
2062 0.92% -0.97%
2061 0.94% -0.94%
2060 0.97% -0.92%
2059 0.99% -0.9%
2058 1.02% -0.88%
2057 1.05% -0.86%
2056 1.07% -0.85%
2055 1.1% -0.83%
2054 1.13% -0.81%
2053 1.16% -0.79%
2052 1.19% -0.78%
2051 1.22% -0.76%
2050 1.25% -0.75%
2049 1.28% -0.73%
2048 1.32% -0.72%
2047 1.35% -0.71%
2046 1.39% -0.69%
2045 1.43% -0.68%
2044 1.47% -0.67%
2043 1.51% -0.66%
2042 1.54% -0.64%
2041 1.59% -0.63%
2040 1.63% -0.62%
2039 1.66% -0.6%
2038 1.7% -0.59%
2037 1.74% -0.58%
2036 1.77% -0.56%
2035 1.81% -0.54%
2034 1.84% -0.53%
2033 1.88% -0.51%
2032 1.91% -0.5%
2031 1.94% -0.47%
2030 1.97% -0.46%
2029 2% -0.43%
2028 2.02% -0.4%
2027 2.05% -0.38%
2026 2.08% -1.18%
2025 2.09% -0.89%
2024 2.1% -0.35%
2023 2.12% -0.36%
2022 2.11% -0.43%
2021 2.12% -1.42%
2020 2.15% -1.18%
2019 2.22% -0.02%
2018 2.34% -0%
2017 2.46% 0.01%
2016 2.5% -0.04%
2015 2.57% -0.07%
2014 2.68% -0.07%
2013 2.75% -0.06%
2012 2.81% -0%
2011 2.84% 0.05%
2010 2.83% -0.29%
2009 2.83% 0.07%
2008 2.82% 0.01%
2007 2.81% -0.05%
2006 2.8% -0.06%
2005 2.81% -0.04%
2004 2.81% -0.06%
2003 2.8% -0.07%
2002 2.78% -0.05%
2001 2.75% -0.03%
2000 2.71% -1.04%
1999 2.67% -0.008%
1998 2.65% 0.04%
1997 2.64% 0.07%
1996 2.65% 0.08%
1995 2.67% 0.14%
1994 2.68% 0.21%
1993 2.69% 0.25%
1992 2.66% 0.31%
1991 2.68% 0.36%
1990 2.74% 0.39%
1989 2.73% 0.36%
1988 2.71% 0.42%
1987 2.7% 0.57%
1986 2.75% 0.68%
1985 2.87% 0.81%
1984 2.6% 0.91%
1983 2.63% 0.94%
1982 3.04% 0.92%
1981 3.12% 0.91%
1980 3.17% 0.93%
1979 3.13% 0.81%
1978 3.11% 0.8%
1977 3.03% 0.97%
1976 2.91% 1%
1975 2.81% 1%
1974 2.66% 0.96%
1973 2.53% 0.91%
1972 2.42% 0.83%
1971 2.36% 0.36%
1970 2.31% 0.36%
1969 2.24% 0.79%
1968 2.18% 0.96%
1967 2.16% 0.97%
1966 2.2% 0.75%
1965 2.19% 0.98%
1964 2.16% 1.39%
1963 2.15% 1.33%
1962 2.12% 1.15%
1961 2.08% 1.1%

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 Nigeria grew by 2.1%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Poland
Current population
243824469
35806942
Population rank 6/197 47/197
Percent of world population 2.94% 0.43%
One net population change
6.58 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
4.2 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
11.8 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,141 -351
Annual growth/decline +4,796,533 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +2.1% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 48/197 181/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 -330,820
Net migration rank 145/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - -330,820
2024 - -35,202 - -238,062
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 -135,743 -7,824
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 -143,605 967,744
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 -184,907 2,251
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 -120,050 3,920
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 -34,169 7,696
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 -26,582 -223
2017 4,706,183 78,685 0 -21,535
2016 4,761,594 75,265 -3,797 -5,675
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 -26,590 3,887
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 0 5,525
2013 4,811,751 40,201 -19,020 12,402
2012 4,774,508 71,138 0 4,635
2011 4,728,363 67,808 11,419 45,951
2010 4,629,173 47,966 38,043 119,623
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 30,521 -8,283
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 34,313 -42,288
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 11,436 -51,235
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 3,814 -68,882
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 -3,817 -41,942
2004 3,877,376 46,370 -7,637 -38,216
2003 3,751,120 33,857 -15,281 -19,039
2002 3,606,814 69,594 -3,823 -16,462
2001 3,478,370 64,163 3,825 -16,648
2000 3,343,196 74,535 11,478 -15,921
1999 3,155,425 97,195 0 -53,035
1998 3,003,946 145,575 19,332 -39,509
1997 2,936,500 96,885 34,785 -44,230
1996 2,882,205 84,448 42,487 -45,349
1995 2,830,771 73,243 46,314 -52,989
1994 2,735,198 128,134 96,357 -41,845
1993 2,673,675 90,200 103,846 -48,805
1992 2,596,173 138,412 118,928 -46,893
1991 2,527,807 42,760 141,511 -55,342
1990 2,491,928 135,959 160,066 -50,339
1989 2,452,324 99,588 182,215 -49,192
1988 2,376,419 93,510 215,599 -101,671
1987 2,322,397 64,418 226,008 -32,310
1986 2,295,003 29,682 258,448 -22,520
1985 2,289,784 61,514 297,615 -27,277
1984 2,278,060 113,758 332,137 -18,402
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 373,032 -26,724
1982 2,233,401 101,116 369,551 -34,980
1981 2,179,884 106,723 351,806 -16,155
1980 2,121,618 198,672 348,627 -42,420
1979 2,074,807 137,721 366,571 -22,162
1978 2,019,621 111,258 339,166 -62,936
1977 1,923,917 129,075 353,828 -33,496
1976 1,827,289 72,889 367,612 -25,716
1975 1,718,623 75,603 350,356 -31,346
1974 1,624,813 44,281 346,893 -18,273
1973 1,525,485 -618 320,229 -29,335
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 314,028 -15,004
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 278,660 -31,767
1970 1,295,507 7,953 280,913 -66,859
1969 1,213,484 6,912 270,151 -26,744
1968 1,168,254 9,615 280,963 -11,905
1967 1,082,884 18,683 275,089 -25,479
1966 1,095,582 12,513 297,801 -17,158
1965 1,061,840 32,988 314,450 -21,658
1964 1,028,272 26,411 326,965 -23,273
1963 995,116 27,115 359,330 -13,770
1962 966,452 27,906 360,671 -31,021
1961 932,111 25,515 398,521 -20,044
1960 901,301 12,131 444,562 -6,306

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.2% of the population change in Nigeria is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people). In Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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