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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 4.52 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 3.6% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Nigeria vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Sudan
2100 481,640,156 138,786,562
2099 481,456,918 138,200,726
2098 481,181,892 137,581,716
2097 480,838,161 136,936,850
2096 480,422,467 136,293,310
2095 479,938,579 135,619,411
2094 479,395,022 134,962,748
2093 478,769,369 134,241,761
2092 478,059,864 133,476,598
2091 477,236,907 132,717,036
2090 476,329,495 131,929,843
2089 475,326,347 131,106,299
2088 474,231,442 130,258,636
2087 473,035,563 129,375,710
2086 471,732,001 128,473,461
2085 470,328,175 127,558,118
2084 468,806,172 126,607,392
2083 467,187,453 125,651,327
2082 465,472,417 124,696,076
2081 463,643,190 123,744,490
2080 461,705,493 122,770,063
2079 459,644,523 121,779,815
2078 457,477,264 120,751,900
2077 455,218,871 119,717,424
2076 452,849,991 118,681,140
2075 450,367,356 117,612,837
2074 447,789,885 116,516,833
2073 445,117,028 115,406,797
2072 442,340,440 114,272,123
2071 439,464,323 113,124,997
2070 436,505,329 111,982,729
2069 433,437,998 110,816,409
2068 430,286,232 109,652,769
2067 427,032,499 108,433,341
2066 423,702,640 107,199,808
2065 420,285,359 105,978,161
2064 416,778,394 104,726,820
2063 413,198,800 103,455,672
2062 409,551,159 102,156,918
2061 405,827,482 100,859,967
2060 402,041,765 99,547,905
2059 398,197,311 98,233,054
2058 394,284,767 96,897,205
2057 390,311,065 95,551,255
2056 386,267,580 94,198,924
2055 382,162,992 92,819,157
2054 378,000,511 91,429,774
2053 373,769,779 90,049,799
2052 369,472,476 88,658,871
2051 365,120,741 87,267,085
2050 360,706,317 85,869,620
2049 356,243,287 84,466,974
2048 351,724,743 83,095,662
2047 347,142,279 81,727,967
2046 342,505,549 80,356,627
2045 337,807,869 78,980,614
2044 333,050,132 77,616,012
2043 328,230,652 76,252,103
2042 323,363,366 74,901,092
2041 318,443,989 73,546,861
2040 313,468,061 72,207,474
2039 308,450,008 70,876,908
2038 303,399,842 69,547,797
2037 298,327,800 68,201,884
2036 293,227,654 66,863,109
2035 288,115,630 65,516,233
2034 282,995,818 64,168,801
2033 277,875,880 62,823,562
2032 272,747,599 61,491,227
2031 267,645,657 60,168,709
2030 262,562,767 58,846,984
2029 257,484,616 57,534,918
2028 252,445,821 56,242,802
2027 247,437,680 54,955,096
2026 242,458,365 53,313,722
2025 237,527,782 51,662,147
2024 232,679,478 50,448,963
2023 227,882,945 50,042,791
2022 223,150,896 49,383,346
2021 218,529,286 48,066,924
2020 213,996,181 46,789,231
2019 209,485,641 45,548,175
2018 204,938,755 44,230,596
2017 200,254,579 42,714,306
2016 195,443,700 41,259,892
2015 190,671,878 40,024,431
2014 185,896,915 38,823,318
2013 181,049,443 37,785,849
2012 176,200,625 36,923,178
2011 171,379,598 36,140,806
2010 166,642,886 35,414,399
2009 162,049,464 34,569,113
2008 157,595,014 33,623,980
2007 153,267,261 32,764,135
2006 149,077,334 31,992,435
2005 145,017,253 31,262,444
2004 141,057,045 30,556,637
2003 137,202,644 29,896,035
2002 133,471,989 29,228,727
2001 129,862,595 28,516,770
2000 126,382,494 27,816,745
1999 123,047,320 27,130,613
1998 119,846,254 26,458,999
1997 116,754,792 25,799,821
1996 113,754,779 25,231,528
1995 110,819,428 24,672,143
1994 107,935,714 24,043,948
1993 105,122,069 23,445,592
1992 102,372,770 22,927,355
1991 99,720,162 22,470,676
1990 97,120,925 22,021,481
1989 94,531,014 21,578,022
1988 92,020,090 21,138,431
1987 89,591,716 20,704,904
1986 87,235,953 20,288,238
1985 84,897,973 19,905,872
1984 82,526,443 19,546,528
1983 80,438,260 19,109,770
1982 78,378,701 18,486,645
1981 76,068,103 17,780,572
1980 73,764,641 17,058,905
1979 71,498,242 16,355,352
1978 69,326,532 15,695,003
1977 67,234,590 15,086,614
1976 65,258,009 14,569,716
1975 63,410,815 14,064,798
1974 61,679,144 13,580,723
1973 60,082,139 13,049,315
1972 58,601,748 12,527,856
1971 57,214,684 12,105,539
1970 55,893,838 11,695,771
1969 54,631,914 11,298,936
1968 53,432,783 10,917,999
1967 52,293,065 10,550,597
1966 51,188,234 10,197,578
1965 50,086,764 9,858,030
1964 49,012,016 9,531,109
1963 47,973,575 9,218,077
1962 46,965,292 8,919,028
1961 45,989,310 8,634,941
1960 45,053,782 8,364,489

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nigeria increased by 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Sudan
2100 0.04% 0.42%
2099 0.06% 0.45%
2098 0.07% 0.47%
2097 0.09% 0.47%
2096 0.1% 0.5%
2095 0.11% 0.49%
2094 0.13% 0.54%
2093 0.15% 0.57%
2092 0.17% 0.57%
2091 0.19% 0.6%
2090 0.21% 0.63%
2089 0.23% 0.65%
2088 0.25% 0.68%
2087 0.28% 0.7%
2086 0.3% 0.72%
2085 0.32% 0.75%
2084 0.35% 0.76%
2083 0.37% 0.77%
2082 0.39% 0.77%
2081 0.42% 0.79%
2080 0.45% 0.81%
2079 0.47% 0.85%
2078 0.5% 0.86%
2077 0.52% 0.87%
2076 0.55% 0.91%
2075 0.58% 0.94%
2074 0.6% 0.96%
2073 0.63% 0.99%
2072 0.65% 1.01%
2071 0.68% 1.02%
2070 0.71% 1.05%
2069 0.73% 1.06%
2068 0.76% 1.12%
2067 0.79% 1.15%
2066 0.81% 1.15%
2065 0.84% 1.19%
2064 0.87% 1.23%
2063 0.89% 1.27%
2062 0.92% 1.29%
2061 0.94% 1.32%
2060 0.97% 1.34%
2059 0.99% 1.38%
2058 1.02% 1.41%
2057 1.05% 1.44%
2056 1.07% 1.49%
2055 1.1% 1.52%
2054 1.13% 1.53%
2053 1.16% 1.57%
2052 1.19% 1.59%
2051 1.22% 1.63%
2050 1.25% 1.66%
2049 1.28% 1.65%
2048 1.32% 1.67%
2047 1.35% 1.71%
2046 1.39% 1.74%
2045 1.43% 1.76%
2044 1.47% 1.79%
2043 1.51% 1.8%
2042 1.54% 1.84%
2041 1.59% 1.85%
2040 1.63% 1.88%
2039 1.66% 1.91%
2038 1.7% 1.97%
2037 1.74% 2%
2036 1.77% 2.06%
2035 1.81% 2.1%
2034 1.84% 2.14%
2033 1.88% 2.17%
2032 1.91% 2.2%
2031 1.94% 2.25%
2030 1.97% 2.28%
2029 2% 2.3%
2028 2.02% 2.34%
2027 2.05% 3.08%
2026 2.08% 3.2%
2025 2.08% 2.4%
2024 2.1% 0.81%
2023 2.12% 1.34%
2022 2.11% 2.74%
2021 2.12% 2.73%
2020 2.15% 2.72%
2019 2.22% 2.98%
2018 2.34% 3.55%
2017 2.46% 3.53%
2016 2.5% 3.09%
2015 2.57% 3.09%
2014 2.68% 2.75%
2013 2.75% 2.34%
2012 2.81% 2.16%
2011 2.84% 2.05%
2010 2.83% 2.45%
2009 2.83% 2.81%
2008 2.82% 2.62%
2007 2.81% 2.41%
2006 2.8% 2.34%
2005 2.81% 2.31%
2004 2.81% 2.21%
2003 2.8% 2.28%
2002 2.78% 2.5%
2001 2.75% 2.52%
2000 2.71% 2.53%
1999 2.67% 2.54%
1998 2.65% 2.55%
1997 2.64% 2.25%
1996 2.65% 2.27%
1995 2.67% 2.61%
1994 2.68% 2.55%
1993 2.69% 2.26%
1992 2.66% 2.03%
1991 2.68% 2.04%
1990 2.74% 2.06%
1989 2.73% 2.08%
1988 2.71% 2.09%
1987 2.7% 2.05%
1986 2.75% 1.92%
1985 2.87% 1.84%
1984 2.6% 2.29%
1983 2.63% 3.37%
1982 3.04% 3.97%
1981 3.12% 4.23%
1980 3.17% 4.3%
1979 3.13% 4.21%
1978 3.11% 4.03%
1977 3.03% 3.55%
1976 2.91% 3.59%
1975 2.81% 3.56%
1974 2.66% 4.07%
1973 2.53% 4.16%
1972 2.42% 3.49%
1971 2.36% 3.5%
1970 2.31% 3.51%
1969 2.24% 3.49%
1968 2.18% 3.48%
1967 2.16% 3.46%
1966 2.2% 3.44%
1965 2.19% 3.43%
1964 2.16% 3.4%
1963 2.15% 3.35%
1962 2.12% 3.29%
1961 2.08% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Sudan
Current population
245016045
54156832
Population rank 6/197 29/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 0.65%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
26.1 seconds
One birth every
4.17 seconds
18.9 seconds
One death every
11.6 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 30/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 +291,469
Net migration rank 145/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - 291,469
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 1,293,817 31,664
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 1,257,387 125,499
2017 4,706,183 78,685 1,208,046 441,623
2016 4,761,594 75,265 1,174,422 84,728
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 1,145,259 66,476
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 1,097,962 92,504
2013 4,811,751 40,201 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 4,774,508 71,138 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 4,728,363 67,808 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 4,629,173 47,966 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 992,819 -201,769
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 963,740 -211,387
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 907,017 -199,378
2004 3,877,376 46,370 889,382 -185,392
2003 3,751,120 33,857 898,226 -281,001
2002 3,606,814 69,594 897,965 -180,603
2001 3,478,370 64,163 880,284 -173,745
2000 3,343,196 74,535 858,536 -165,030
1999 3,155,425 97,195 835,840 -157,090
1998 3,003,946 145,575 814,752 -150,271
1997 2,936,500 96,885 802,245 -148,368
1996 2,882,205 84,448 792,926 -310,221
1995 2,830,771 73,243 780,700 -144,670
1994 2,735,198 128,134 764,645 -144,324
1993 2,673,675 90,200 743,249 -166,861
1992 2,596,173 138,412 731,177 -271,093
1991 2,527,807 42,760 714,612 -261,341
1990 2,491,928 135,959 699,953 -254,825
1989 2,452,324 99,588 683,743 -241,979
1988 2,376,419 93,510 672,604 -235,213
1987 2,322,397 64,418 658,416 -228,756
1986 2,295,003 29,682 649,649 -245,968
1985 2,289,784 61,514 583,382 -222,315
1984 2,278,060 113,758 577,405 -219,755
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 570,198 -54,325
1982 2,233,401 101,116 606,362 124,007
1981 2,179,884 106,723 585,087 96,697
1980 2,121,618 198,672 552,930 208,602
1979 2,074,807 137,721 524,942 120,613
1978 2,019,621 111,258 497,987 177,153
1977 1,923,917 129,075 483,089 58,540
1976 1,827,289 72,889 470,019 22,147
1975 1,718,623 75,603 454,813 62,843
1974 1,624,813 44,281 444,456 6,023
1973 1,525,485 -618 439,201 173,143
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 428,340 2,238
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 417,641 -3,577
1970 1,295,507 7,953 401,013 4,479
1969 1,213,484 6,912 385,712 2,476
1968 1,168,254 9,615 370,917 2,776
1967 1,082,884 18,683 356,599 4,508
1966 1,095,582 12,513 342,118 2,813
1965 1,061,840 32,988 327,799 6,367
1964 1,028,272 26,411 315,166 4,505
1963 995,116 27,115 302,132 4,263
1962 966,452 27,906 287,317 4,387
1961 932,111 25,515 272,562 3,904
1960 901,301 12,131 262,235 2,194

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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