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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 243,824,469 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 45.5 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 3.01% of the world: 2.94% for Nigeria vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 244M (63.6% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Nigeria vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Slovakia
2100 481,678,166 3,377,764
2099 481,494,914 3,399,869
2098 481,219,866 3,422,010
2097 480,876,108 3,444,161
2096 480,460,381 3,466,284
2095 479,976,454 3,488,595
2094 479,432,855 3,511,062
2093 478,807,152 3,533,742
2092 478,097,591 3,556,708
2091 477,274,569 3,580,021
2090 476,367,086 3,603,675
2089 475,363,859 3,627,811
2088 474,268,867 3,652,354
2087 473,072,894 3,677,451
2086 471,769,229 3,703,217
2085 470,365,292 3,729,670
2084 468,843,169 3,756,777
2083 467,224,322 3,784,617
2082 465,509,151 3,813,170
2081 463,679,779 3,842,528
2080 461,741,930 3,872,714
2079 459,680,797 3,903,653
2078 457,513,367 3,935,351
2077 455,254,796 3,967,981
2076 452,885,729 4,001,363
2075 450,402,898 4,035,465
2074 447,825,224 4,070,159
2073 445,152,156 4,105,475
2072 442,375,349 4,141,396
2071 439,499,004 4,177,582
2070 436,539,777 4,214,086
2069 433,472,204 4,250,775
2068 430,320,190 4,287,566
2067 427,066,199 4,324,173
2066 423,736,078 4,360,463
2065 420,318,527 4,396,562
2064 416,811,285 4,432,349
2063 413,231,409 4,467,634
2062 409,583,480 4,502,390
2061 405,859,509 4,536,423
2060 402,073,494 4,569,861
2059 398,228,736 4,602,562
2058 394,315,883 4,634,484
2057 390,341,867 4,665,491
2056 386,298,064 4,695,744
2055 382,193,151 4,725,147
2054 378,030,342 4,753,640
2053 373,799,276 4,781,680
2052 369,501,634 4,809,152
2051 365,149,555 4,836,056
2050 360,734,783 4,862,512
2049 356,271,401 4,888,649
2048 351,752,501 4,914,306
2047 347,169,674 4,939,719
2046 342,532,578 4,964,917
2045 337,834,528 4,989,905
2044 333,076,416 5,014,849
2043 328,256,555 5,039,628
2042 323,388,886 5,064,051
2041 318,469,120 5,088,319
2040 313,492,800 5,112,265
2039 308,474,350 5,135,696
2038 303,423,786 5,158,725
2037 298,351,344 5,181,188
2036 293,250,795 5,203,033
2035 288,138,368 5,224,142
2034 283,018,151 5,244,168
2033 277,897,810 5,263,308
2032 272,769,123 5,281,327
2031 267,666,779 5,298,206
2030 262,583,487 5,313,745
2029 257,504,936 5,327,761
2028 252,465,743 5,339,993
2027 247,457,208 5,350,648
2026 242,477,499 5,359,438
2025 237,546,527 5,396,894
2024 232,679,478 5,422,069
2023 227,882,945 5,426,740
2022 223,150,896 5,431,752
2021 218,529,286 5,447,247
2020 213,996,181 5,458,827
2019 209,485,641 5,454,147
2018 204,938,755 5,446,771
2017 200,254,579 5,439,232
2016 195,443,700 5,430,798
2015 190,671,878 5,423,801
2014 185,896,915 5,418,649
2013 181,049,443 5,413,393
2012 176,200,625 5,407,579
2011 171,379,598 5,398,384
2010 166,642,886 5,391,428
2009 162,049,464 5,386,406
2008 157,595,014 5,379,233
2007 153,267,261 5,374,622
2006 149,077,334 5,373,054
2005 145,017,253 5,372,807
2004 141,057,045 5,372,280
2003 137,202,644 5,373,374
2002 133,471,989 5,376,912
2001 129,862,595 5,378,867
2000 126,382,494 5,388,720
1999 123,047,320 5,396,020
1998 119,846,254 5,390,516
1997 116,754,792 5,383,291
1996 113,754,779 5,373,361
1995 110,819,428 5,361,999
1994 107,935,714 5,346,331
1993 105,122,069 5,325,305
1992 102,372,770 5,305,016
1991 99,720,162 5,303,294
1990 97,120,925 5,299,187
1989 94,531,014 5,275,942
1988 92,020,090 5,250,596
1987 89,591,716 5,222,840
1986 87,235,953 5,193,838
1985 84,897,973 5,161,768
1984 82,526,443 5,127,097
1983 80,438,260 5,091,971
1982 78,378,701 5,055,099
1981 76,068,103 5,016,105
1980 73,764,641 4,979,815
1979 71,498,242 4,938,973
1978 69,326,532 4,890,125
1977 67,234,590 4,840,501
1976 65,258,009 4,789,507
1975 63,410,815 4,739,105
1974 61,679,144 4,689,623
1973 60,082,139 4,641,445
1972 58,601,748 4,596,622
1971 57,214,684 4,557,449
1970 55,893,838 4,538,223
1969 54,631,914 4,518,607
1968 53,432,783 4,483,915
1967 52,293,065 4,449,367
1966 51,188,234 4,411,666
1965 50,086,764 4,370,983
1964 49,012,016 4,327,341
1963 47,973,575 4,282,017
1962 46,965,292 4,238,188
1961 45,989,310 4,191,667
1960 45,053,782 4,068,095

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 Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Slovakia
2100 0.04% -0.65%
2099 0.06% -0.65%
2098 0.07% -0.64%
2097 0.09% -0.64%
2096 0.1% -0.64%
2095 0.11% -0.64%
2094 0.13% -0.64%
2093 0.15% -0.65%
2092 0.17% -0.65%
2091 0.19% -0.66%
2090 0.21% -0.67%
2089 0.23% -0.67%
2088 0.25% -0.68%
2087 0.28% -0.7%
2086 0.3% -0.71%
2085 0.32% -0.72%
2084 0.35% -0.74%
2083 0.37% -0.75%
2082 0.39% -0.76%
2081 0.42% -0.78%
2080 0.45% -0.79%
2079 0.47% -0.81%
2078 0.5% -0.82%
2077 0.52% -0.83%
2076 0.55% -0.85%
2075 0.58% -0.85%
2074 0.6% -0.86%
2073 0.63% -0.87%
2072 0.65% -0.87%
2071 0.68% -0.87%
2070 0.71% -0.86%
2069 0.73% -0.86%
2068 0.76% -0.85%
2067 0.79% -0.83%
2066 0.81% -0.82%
2065 0.84% -0.81%
2064 0.87% -0.79%
2063 0.89% -0.77%
2062 0.92% -0.75%
2061 0.94% -0.73%
2060 0.97% -0.71%
2059 0.99% -0.69%
2058 1.02% -0.66%
2057 1.05% -0.64%
2056 1.07% -0.62%
2055 1.1% -0.6%
2054 1.13% -0.59%
2053 1.16% -0.57%
2052 1.19% -0.56%
2051 1.22% -0.54%
2050 1.25% -0.53%
2049 1.28% -0.52%
2048 1.32% -0.51%
2047 1.35% -0.51%
2046 1.39% -0.5%
2045 1.43% -0.5%
2044 1.47% -0.49%
2043 1.51% -0.48%
2042 1.54% -0.48%
2041 1.59% -0.47%
2040 1.63% -0.46%
2039 1.66% -0.45%
2038 1.7% -0.43%
2037 1.74% -0.42%
2036 1.77% -0.4%
2035 1.81% -0.38%
2034 1.84% -0.36%
2033 1.88% -0.34%
2032 1.91% -0.32%
2031 1.94% -0.29%
2030 1.97% -0.26%
2029 2% -0.23%
2028 2.02% -0.2%
2027 2.05% -0.16%
2026 2.08% -0.69%
2025 2.09% -0.46%
2024 2.1% -0.09%
2023 2.12% -0.09%
2022 2.11% -0.28%
2021 2.12% -0.21%
2020 2.15% 0.09%
2019 2.22% 0.14%
2018 2.34% 0.14%
2017 2.46% 0.16%
2016 2.5% 0.13%
2015 2.57% 0.1%
2014 2.68% 0.1%
2013 2.75% 0.11%
2012 2.81% 0.17%
2011 2.84% 0.13%
2010 2.83% 0.09%
2009 2.83% 0.13%
2008 2.82% 0.09%
2007 2.81% 0.03%
2006 2.8% 0.005%
2005 2.81% 0.01%
2004 2.81% -0.02%
2003 2.8% -0.07%
2002 2.78% -0.04%
2001 2.75% -0.18%
2000 2.71% -0.14%
1999 2.67% 0.1%
1998 2.65% 0.13%
1997 2.64% 0.18%
1996 2.65% 0.21%
1995 2.67% 0.29%
1994 2.68% 0.39%
1993 2.69% 0.38%
1992 2.66% 0.03%
1991 2.68% 0.08%
1990 2.74% 0.44%
1989 2.73% 0.48%
1988 2.71% 0.53%
1987 2.7% 0.56%
1986 2.75% 0.62%
1985 2.87% 0.68%
1984 2.6% 0.69%
1983 2.63% 0.73%
1982 3.04% 0.78%
1981 3.12% 0.73%
1980 3.17% 0.83%
1979 3.13% 1%
1978 3.11% 1.03%
1977 3.03% 1.06%
1976 2.91% 1.06%
1975 2.81% 1.06%
1974 2.66% 1.04%
1973 2.53% 0.98%
1972 2.42% 0.86%
1971 2.36% 0.42%
1970 2.31% 0.43%
1969 2.24% 0.77%
1968 2.18% 0.78%
1967 2.16% 0.85%
1966 2.2% 0.93%
1965 2.19% 1.01%
1964 2.16% 1.06%
1963 2.15% 1.03%
1962 2.12% 1.11%
1961 2.08% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Slovakia
Current population
243824469
5359438
Population rank 6/197 125/197
Percent of world population 2.94% 0.06%
One net population change
6.58 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
4.2 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
11.8 seconds
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,141 -13
Annual growth/decline +4,796,533 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.1% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 48/197 172/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 -31,377
Net migration rank 145/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - -31,377
2024 - -35,202 - -21,027
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 -5,427 4,933
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 -7,062 92,314
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 -16,886 -8,172
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 -2,184 4,350
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 3,818 3,128
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 3,268 3,446
2017 4,706,183 78,685 4,351 3,279
2016 4,761,594 75,265 5,431 3,487
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 2,170 2,549
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 3,793 -1,158
2013 4,811,751 40,201 2,707 -1,181
2012 4,774,508 71,138 3,245 871
2011 4,728,363 67,808 9,177 -2,392
2010 4,629,173 47,966 7,008 -1,814
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 8,619 -542
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 4,303 -495
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 537 -571
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 537 -549
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 537 -561
2004 3,877,376 46,370 1,611 -522
2003 3,751,120 33,857 -537 -646
2002 3,606,814 69,594 -538 -580
2001 3,478,370 64,163 -1,076 -860
2000 3,343,196 74,535 2,155 -831
1999 3,155,425 97,195 3,777 -119
1998 3,003,946 145,575 4,312 -12
1997 2,936,500 96,885 6,999 247
1996 2,882,205 84,448 9,135 246
1995 2,830,771 73,243 9,115 -30
1994 2,735,198 128,134 14,970 -109
1993 2,673,675 90,200 20,769 72
1992 2,596,173 138,412 21,220 -201
1991 2,527,807 42,760 23,865 174
1990 2,491,928 135,959 25,436 -9,402
1989 2,452,324 99,588 26,380 -7,254
1988 2,376,419 93,510 30,979 -6,500
1987 2,322,397 64,418 31,859 -6,401
1986 2,295,003 29,682 34,279 -6,143
1985 2,289,784 61,514 37,680 -6,068
1984 2,278,060 113,758 38,966 -6,276
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 39,717 -6,361
1982 2,233,401 101,116 41,958 -6,088
1981 2,179,884 106,723 43,640 -5,821
1980 2,121,618 198,672 44,320 -5,522
1979 2,074,807 137,721 52,353 -4,712
1978 2,019,621 111,258 52,324 -4,689
1977 1,923,917 129,075 52,762 -4,621
1976 1,827,289 72,889 54,121 -4,432
1975 1,718,623 75,603 52,604 -4,652
1974 1,624,813 44,281 52,524 -4,190
1973 1,525,485 -618 49,199 -3,854
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 46,426 -3,516
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 40,105 -3,495
1970 1,295,507 7,953 38,575 -4,919
1969 1,213,484 6,912 39,312 -8,998
1968 1,168,254 9,615 38,113 -8,881
1967 1,082,884 18,683 41,824 -8,876
1966 1,095,582 12,513 45,440 -8,817
1965 1,061,840 32,988 48,517 -8,707
1964 1,028,272 26,411 54,092 -8,608
1963 995,116 27,115 54,382 -8,548
1962 966,452 27,906 49,587 -9,019
1961 932,111 25,515 55,749 4,812
1960 901,301 12,131 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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