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Population in Nigeria compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 241,467,099 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 7,103 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.92% of the world: 2.92% for Nigeria vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of Nigeria has increased from 145M people to 241M (66.5% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 477M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Nigeria vs San Marino: live population counter

Nigeria San Marino
Current population
241467099
33996
Population rank 6/197 193/197
Percent of world population 2.92% 0.0004%
One net population change
6.58 seconds
3.12 days
One birth every
4.2 seconds
1.93 days
One death every
11.8 seconds
1.3 days
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -35,202 +37
Daily growth/decline +13,141 +0
Annual growth/decline +4,796,533 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +2.1% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 144/197

Nigeria and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Nigeria
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Nigeria San Marino Nigeria San Marino
1960 45,053,782 15,428 - -
1961 45,989,310 15,799 2.08% 2.4%
1962 46,965,292 16,183 2.12% 2.43%
1963 47,973,575 16,580 2.15% 2.45%
1964 49,012,016 16,977 2.16% 2.39%
1965 50,086,764 17,305 2.19% 1.93%
1966 51,188,234 17,523 2.2% 1.26%
1967 52,293,065 17,688 2.16% 0.94%
1968 53,432,783 17,861 2.18% 0.98%
1969 54,631,914 18,026 2.24% 0.92%
1970 55,893,838 18,168 2.31% 0.79%
1971 57,214,684 18,419 2.36% 1.38%
1972 58,601,748 18,787 2.42% 2%
1973 60,082,139 18,992 2.53% 1.09%
1974 61,679,144 19,030 2.66% 0.2%
1975 63,410,815 19,046 2.81% 0.08%
1976 65,258,009 19,110 2.91% 0.34%
1977 67,234,590 20,017 3.03% 4.75%
1978 69,326,532 21,026 3.11% 5.04%
1979 71,498,242 21,320 3.13% 1.4%
1980 73,764,641 21,585 3.17% 1.24%
1981 76,068,103 21,840 3.12% 1.18%
1982 78,378,701 22,055 3.04% 0.98%
1983 80,438,260 22,229 2.63% 0.79%
1984 82,526,443 22,346 2.6% 0.53%
1985 84,897,973 22,485 2.87% 0.62%
1986 87,235,953 22,636 2.75% 0.67%
1987 89,591,716 22,686 2.7% 0.22%
1988 92,020,090 22,843 2.71% 0.69%
1989 94,531,014 23,154 2.73% 1.36%
1990 97,120,925 23,475 2.74% 1.39%
1991 99,720,162 23,797 2.68% 1.37%
1992 102,372,770 24,125 2.66% 1.38%
1993 105,122,069 24,472 2.69% 1.44%
1994 107,935,714 24,823 2.68% 1.43%
1995 110,819,428 25,158 2.67% 1.35%
1996 113,754,779 25,482 2.65% 1.29%
1997 116,754,792 25,800 2.64% 1.25%
1998 119,846,254 26,125 2.65% 1.26%
1999 123,047,320 26,459 2.67% 1.28%
2000 126,382,494 26,799 2.71% 1.29%
2001 129,862,595 27,143 2.75% 1.28%
2002 133,471,989 27,491 2.78% 1.28%
2003 137,202,644 27,843 2.8% 1.28%
2004 141,057,045 29,457 2.81% 5.8%
2005 145,017,253 29,836 2.81% 1.29%
2006 149,077,334 30,184 2.8% 1.17%
2007 153,267,261 31,211 2.81% 3.4%
2008 157,595,014 31,662 2.82% 1.45%
2009 162,049,464 33,066 2.83% 4.43%
2010 166,642,886 33,270 2.83% 0.62%
2011 171,379,598 32,620 2.84% -1.95%
2012 176,200,625 33,469 2.81% 2.6%
2013 181,049,443 33,041 2.75% -1.28%
2014 185,896,915 32,655 2.68% -1.17%
2015 190,671,878 32,897 2.57% 0.74%
2016 195,443,700 33,101 2.5% 0.62%
2017 200,254,579 33,825 2.46% 2.19%
2018 204,938,755 34,522 2.34% 2.06%
2019 209,485,641 34,663 2.22% 0.41%
2020 213,996,181 34,770 2.15% 0.31%
2021 218,529,286 34,252 2.12% -1.49%
2022 223,150,896 33,755 2.11% -1.45%
2023 227,882,945 33,860 2.12% 0.31%
2024 232,679,478 33,977 2.1% 0.35%
2025 237,527,783 33,969 2.08% -0.02%
2026 242,431,830 34,003 2.06% 0.1%
2027 247,374,258 34,033 2.04% 0.09%
2028 252,346,128 34,080 2.01% 0.14%
2029 257,352,638 34,113 1.98% 0.1%
2030 262,380,975 34,133 1.95% 0.06%
2031 267,421,079 34,147 1.92% 0.04%
2032 272,483,635 34,169 1.89% 0.06%
2033 277,555,116 34,188 1.86% 0.06%
2034 282,622,388 34,195 1.83% 0.02%
2035 287,685,757 34,222 1.79% 0.08%
2036 292,739,390 34,260 1.76% 0.11%
2037 297,773,236 34,293 1.72% 0.1%
2038 302,782,350 34,339 1.68% 0.14%
2039 307,764,754 34,368 1.65% 0.08%
2040 312,710,403 34,365 1.61% -0.009%
2041 317,607,237 34,364 1.57% -0.003%
2042 322,450,302 34,379 1.52% 0.04%
2043 327,243,941 34,388 1.49% 0.03%
2044 331,983,354 34,360 1.45% -0.08%
2045 336,662,502 34,318 1.41% -0.12%
2046 341,281,757 34,280 1.37% -0.11%
2047 345,844,004 34,238 1.34% -0.12%
2048 350,347,757 34,191 1.3% -0.14%
2049 354,792,418 34,135 1.27% -0.16%
2050 359,185,550 34,091 1.24% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nigeria increased by 45,654,625 people (a 31.5% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nigeria gained 50,795,221 (a 26.6% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2005 and is 6th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Nigeria's population will grow by 48.8% to 359,185,550 people with a rank change from 6th to 5th. The population of San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

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
San Marino
City Population
Dogana 7K
San Marino 4.04K

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