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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 243,824,469 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 114.8 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 2.97% of the world: 2.94% for Nigeria vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 244M (63.6% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Nigeria vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Slovenia
2100 481,678,166 1,640,541
2099 481,494,914 1,644,752
2098 481,219,866 1,648,834
2097 480,876,108 1,653,196
2096 480,460,381 1,657,434
2095 479,976,454 1,661,656
2094 479,432,855 1,665,825
2093 478,807,152 1,670,076
2092 478,097,591 1,674,280
2091 477,274,569 1,678,462
2090 476,367,086 1,682,998
2089 475,363,859 1,687,376
2088 474,268,867 1,691,788
2087 473,072,894 1,696,409
2086 471,769,229 1,701,325
2085 470,365,292 1,706,189
2084 468,843,169 1,711,157
2083 467,224,322 1,716,396
2082 465,509,151 1,721,709
2081 463,679,779 1,727,302
2080 461,741,930 1,733,405
2079 459,680,797 1,739,518
2078 457,513,367 1,746,152
2077 455,254,796 1,752,783
2076 452,885,729 1,759,639
2075 450,402,898 1,766,867
2074 447,825,224 1,774,528
2073 445,152,156 1,782,697
2072 442,375,349 1,790,658
2071 439,499,004 1,798,960
2070 436,539,777 1,807,483
2069 433,472,204 1,816,607
2068 430,320,190 1,825,849
2067 427,066,199 1,834,865
2066 423,736,078 1,844,034
2065 420,318,527 1,853,651
2064 416,811,285 1,863,550
2063 413,231,409 1,873,173
2062 409,583,480 1,882,832
2061 405,859,509 1,892,739
2060 402,073,494 1,902,939
2059 398,228,736 1,912,861
2058 394,315,883 1,922,175
2057 390,341,867 1,932,119
2056 386,298,064 1,941,469
2055 382,193,151 1,950,861
2054 378,030,342 1,959,953
2053 373,799,276 1,968,641
2052 369,501,634 1,977,227
2051 365,149,555 1,985,279
2050 360,734,783 1,993,115
2049 356,271,401 2,000,477
2048 351,752,501 2,007,283
2047 347,169,674 2,014,140
2046 342,532,578 2,020,756
2045 337,834,528 2,027,366
2044 333,076,416 2,033,871
2043 328,256,555 2,040,173
2042 323,388,886 2,046,339
2041 318,469,120 2,052,041
2040 313,492,800 2,057,278
2039 308,474,350 2,062,718
2038 303,423,786 2,067,922
2037 298,351,344 2,073,705
2036 293,250,795 2,079,201
2035 288,138,368 2,084,471
2034 283,018,151 2,089,430
2033 277,897,810 2,094,601
2032 272,769,123 2,099,622
2031 267,666,779 2,104,690
2030 262,583,487 2,109,416
2029 257,504,936 2,113,874
2028 252,465,743 2,118,053
2027 247,457,208 2,121,324
2026 242,477,499 2,124,138
2025 237,546,527 2,126,340
2024 232,679,478 2,127,400
2023 227,882,945 2,120,461
2022 223,150,896 2,112,076
2021 218,529,286 2,108,079
2020 213,996,181 2,102,419
2019 209,485,641 2,088,385
2018 204,938,755 2,073,894
2017 200,254,579 2,066,388
2016 195,443,700 2,065,042
2015 190,671,878 2,063,531
2014 185,896,915 2,061,980
2013 181,049,443 2,059,953
2012 176,200,625 2,057,159
2011 171,379,598 2,052,843
2010 166,642,886 2,048,583
2009 162,049,464 2,039,669
2008 157,595,014 2,021,316
2007 153,267,261 2,018,122
2006 149,077,334 2,006,868
2005 145,017,253 2,000,474
2004 141,057,045 1,997,012
2003 137,202,644 1,995,733
2002 133,471,989 1,994,530
2001 129,862,595 1,992,060
2000 126,382,494 1,988,925
1999 123,047,320 1,983,045
1998 119,846,254 1,981,629
1997 116,754,792 1,985,956
1996 113,754,779 1,988,628
1995 110,819,428 1,989,872
1994 107,935,714 1,989,443
1993 105,122,069 1,991,746
1992 102,372,770 1,996,498
1991 99,720,162 1,999,429
1990 97,120,925 1,998,161
1989 94,531,014 1,996,351
1988 92,020,090 1,995,196
1987 89,591,716 1,989,776
1986 87,235,953 1,965,964
1985 84,897,973 1,941,641
1984 82,526,443 1,932,154
1983 80,438,260 1,922,321
1982 78,378,701 1,910,334
1981 76,068,103 1,906,531
1980 73,764,641 1,901,315
1979 71,498,242 1,882,599
1978 69,326,532 1,862,548
1977 67,234,590 1,842,377
1976 65,258,009 1,820,249
1975 63,410,815 1,793,581
1974 61,679,144 1,776,132
1973 60,082,139 1,766,697
1972 58,601,748 1,752,233
1971 57,214,684 1,738,335
1970 55,893,838 1,724,891
1969 54,631,914 1,713,874
1968 53,432,783 1,704,546
1967 52,293,065 1,689,528
1966 51,188,234 1,669,905
1965 50,086,764 1,649,160
1964 49,012,016 1,632,114
1963 47,973,575 1,616,971
1962 46,965,292 1,603,649
1961 45,989,310 1,594,131
1960 45,053,782 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Slovenia
2100 0.04% -0.26%
2099 0.06% -0.25%
2098 0.07% -0.26%
2097 0.09% -0.26%
2096 0.1% -0.25%
2095 0.11% -0.25%
2094 0.13% -0.25%
2093 0.15% -0.25%
2092 0.17% -0.25%
2091 0.19% -0.27%
2090 0.21% -0.26%
2089 0.23% -0.26%
2088 0.25% -0.27%
2087 0.28% -0.29%
2086 0.3% -0.29%
2085 0.32% -0.29%
2084 0.35% -0.31%
2083 0.37% -0.31%
2082 0.39% -0.32%
2081 0.42% -0.35%
2080 0.45% -0.35%
2079 0.47% -0.38%
2078 0.5% -0.38%
2077 0.52% -0.39%
2076 0.55% -0.41%
2075 0.58% -0.43%
2074 0.6% -0.46%
2073 0.63% -0.44%
2072 0.65% -0.46%
2071 0.68% -0.47%
2070 0.71% -0.5%
2069 0.73% -0.51%
2068 0.76% -0.49%
2067 0.79% -0.5%
2066 0.81% -0.52%
2065 0.84% -0.53%
2064 0.87% -0.51%
2063 0.89% -0.51%
2062 0.92% -0.52%
2061 0.94% -0.54%
2060 0.97% -0.52%
2059 0.99% -0.48%
2058 1.02% -0.51%
2057 1.05% -0.48%
2056 1.07% -0.48%
2055 1.1% -0.46%
2054 1.13% -0.44%
2053 1.16% -0.43%
2052 1.19% -0.41%
2051 1.22% -0.39%
2050 1.25% -0.37%
2049 1.28% -0.34%
2048 1.32% -0.34%
2047 1.35% -0.33%
2046 1.39% -0.33%
2045 1.43% -0.32%
2044 1.47% -0.31%
2043 1.51% -0.3%
2042 1.54% -0.28%
2041 1.59% -0.25%
2040 1.63% -0.26%
2039 1.66% -0.25%
2038 1.7% -0.28%
2037 1.74% -0.26%
2036 1.77% -0.25%
2035 1.81% -0.24%
2034 1.84% -0.25%
2033 1.88% -0.24%
2032 1.91% -0.24%
2031 1.94% -0.22%
2030 1.97% -0.21%
2029 2% -0.2%
2028 2.02% -0.15%
2027 2.05% -0.13%
2026 2.08% -0.1%
2025 2.09% -0.05%
2024 2.1% 0.33%
2023 2.12% 0.4%
2022 2.11% 0.19%
2021 2.12% 0.27%
2020 2.15% 0.67%
2019 2.22% 0.7%
2018 2.34% 0.36%
2017 2.46% 0.07%
2016 2.5% 0.07%
2015 2.57% 0.08%
2014 2.68% 0.1%
2013 2.75% 0.14%
2012 2.81% 0.21%
2011 2.84% 0.21%
2010 2.83% 0.44%
2009 2.83% 0.91%
2008 2.82% 0.16%
2007 2.81% 0.56%
2006 2.8% 0.32%
2005 2.81% 0.17%
2004 2.81% 0.06%
2003 2.8% 0.06%
2002 2.78% 0.12%
2001 2.75% 0.16%
2000 2.71% 0.3%
1999 2.67% 0.07%
1998 2.65% -0.22%
1997 2.64% -0.13%
1996 2.65% -0.06%
1995 2.67% 0.02%
1994 2.68% -0.12%
1993 2.69% -0.24%
1992 2.66% -0.15%
1991 2.68% 0.06%
1990 2.74% 0.09%
1989 2.73% 0.06%
1988 2.71% 0.27%
1987 2.7% 1.21%
1986 2.75% 1.25%
1985 2.87% 0.49%
1984 2.6% 0.51%
1983 2.63% 0.63%
1982 3.04% 0.2%
1981 3.12% 0.27%
1980 3.17% 0.99%
1979 3.13% 1.08%
1978 3.11% 1.09%
1977 3.03% 1.22%
1976 2.91% 1.49%
1975 2.81% 0.98%
1974 2.66% 0.53%
1973 2.53% 0.83%
1972 2.42% 0.8%
1971 2.36% 0.78%
1970 2.31% 0.64%
1969 2.24% 0.55%
1968 2.18% 0.89%
1967 2.16% 1.18%
1966 2.2% 1.26%
1965 2.19% 1.04%
1964 2.16% 0.94%
1963 2.15% 0.83%
1962 2.12% 0.6%
1961 2.08% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Slovenia
Current population
243824469
2124138
Population rank 6/197 147/197
Percent of world population 2.94% 0.03%
One net population change
6.58 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
4.2 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
11.8 seconds
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,141 +19
Annual growth/decline +4,796,533 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.1% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 48/197 148/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -15,258 +2,711
Net migration rank 145/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - 2,711
2024 - -35,202 - 3,319
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 -4,665 5,339
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 -4,858 9,014
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 -4,216 2,477
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 -5,256 28,514
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 -1,254 16,352
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 -1,037 14,640
2017 4,706,183 78,685 -207 1,359
2016 4,761,594 75,265 826 1,195
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 826 712
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 2,268 -70
2013 4,811,751 40,201 1,648 639
2012 4,774,508 71,138 2,674 1,117
2011 4,728,363 67,808 3,285 2,190
2010 4,629,173 47,966 3,687 -410
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 3,060 11,594
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 3,437 2,971
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 1,211 14,191
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 602 6,081
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 -600 6,317
2004 3,877,376 46,370 -599 1,759
2003 3,751,120 33,857 -1,996 3,218
2002 3,606,814 69,594 -1,197 1,975
2001 3,478,370 64,163 -996 4,527
2000 3,343,196 74,535 -398 3,124
1999 3,155,425 97,195 -1,388 10,291
1998 3,003,946 145,575 -1,189 -5,280
1997 2,936,500 96,885 -794 -1,298
1996 2,882,205 84,448 0 -2,456
1995 2,830,771 73,243 0 356
1994 2,735,198 128,134 199 -153
1993 2,673,675 90,200 -199 -4,641
1992 2,596,173 138,412 598 -5,547
1991 2,527,807 42,760 2,199 -3,325
1990 2,491,928 135,959 3,797 618
1989 2,452,324 99,588 4,592 -2,718
1988 2,376,419 93,510 5,986 -3,023
1987 2,322,397 64,418 5,771 2,972
1986 2,295,003 29,682 6,094 32,700
1985 2,289,784 61,514 6,213 3,404
1984 2,278,060 113,758 5,990 3,280
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 6,343 3,613
1982 2,233,401 101,116 9,170 -8,695
1981 2,179,884 106,723 10,485 -5,016
1980 2,121,618 198,672 11,027 3,128
1979 2,074,807 137,721 12,614 2,107
1978 2,019,621 111,258 11,920 2,113
1977 1,923,917 129,075 12,160 2,584
1976 1,827,289 72,889 12,196 2,226
1975 1,718,623 75,603 11,658 2,421
1974 1,624,813 44,281 11,367 3,145
1973 1,525,485 -618 11,837 2,175
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 10,513 2,924
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 10,951 2,286
1970 1,295,507 7,953 10,004 260
1969 1,213,484 6,912 9,427 685
1968 1,168,254 9,615 11,250 438
1967 1,082,884 18,683 13,516 -192
1966 1,095,582 12,513 15,697 -1,262
1965 1,061,840 32,988 14,513 -1,421
1964 1,028,272 26,411 12,567 -349
1963 995,116 27,115 14,068 -180
1962 966,452 27,906 13,150 148
1961 932,111 25,515 14,985 -306
1960 901,301 12,131 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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