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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 243,824,469 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 22.8 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 3.07% of the world: 2.94% for Nigeria vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 244M (63.6% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Nigeria vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Sweden
2100 481,678,166 11,357,586
2099 481,494,914 11,361,443
2098 481,219,866 11,365,725
2097 480,876,108 11,366,889
2096 480,460,381 11,368,572
2095 479,976,454 11,371,525
2094 479,432,855 11,374,169
2093 478,807,152 11,376,054
2092 478,097,591 11,378,099
2091 477,274,569 11,379,549
2090 476,367,086 11,381,475
2089 475,363,859 11,384,408
2088 474,268,867 11,387,073
2087 473,072,894 11,390,874
2086 471,769,229 11,398,223
2085 470,365,292 11,403,279
2084 468,843,169 11,408,050
2083 467,224,322 11,411,588
2082 465,509,151 11,416,796
2081 463,679,779 11,418,438
2080 461,741,930 11,420,629
2079 459,680,797 11,420,158
2078 457,513,367 11,418,032
2077 455,254,796 11,415,948
2076 452,885,729 11,412,112
2075 450,402,898 11,407,978
2074 447,825,224 11,404,682
2073 445,152,156 11,401,754
2072 442,375,349 11,398,056
2071 439,499,004 11,393,134
2070 436,539,777 11,389,416
2069 433,472,204 11,385,560
2068 430,320,190 11,384,165
2067 427,066,199 11,383,331
2066 423,736,078 11,383,335
2065 420,318,527 11,382,611
2064 416,811,285 11,381,643
2063 413,231,409 11,381,489
2062 409,583,480 11,382,109
2061 405,859,509 11,379,849
2060 402,073,494 11,378,661
2059 398,228,736 11,376,317
2058 394,315,883 11,372,527
2057 390,341,867 11,367,109
2056 386,298,064 11,361,843
2055 382,193,151 11,354,884
2054 378,030,342 11,347,343
2053 373,799,276 11,336,678
2052 369,501,634 11,322,876
2051 365,149,555 11,306,983
2050 360,734,783 11,287,973
2049 356,271,401 11,268,461
2048 351,752,501 11,247,615
2047 347,169,674 11,225,655
2046 342,532,578 11,202,749
2045 337,834,528 11,178,920
2044 333,076,416 11,153,887
2043 328,256,555 11,128,417
2042 323,388,886 11,102,505
2041 318,469,120 11,078,898
2040 313,492,800 11,054,498
2039 308,474,350 11,031,322
2038 303,423,786 11,008,943
2037 298,351,344 10,987,323
2036 293,250,795 10,964,438
2035 288,138,368 10,941,953
2034 283,018,151 10,919,289
2033 277,897,810 10,895,104
2032 272,769,123 10,869,796
2031 267,666,779 10,844,434
2030 262,583,487 10,815,888
2029 257,504,936 10,784,274
2028 252,465,743 10,749,191
2027 247,457,208 10,710,226
2026 242,477,499 10,668,870
2025 237,546,527 10,621,495
2024 232,679,478 10,569,709
2023 227,882,945 10,536,632
2022 223,150,896 10,486,941
2021 218,529,286 10,415,811
2020 213,996,181 10,353,442
2019 209,485,641 10,278,887
2018 204,938,755 10,175,214
2017 200,254,579 10,057,698
2016 195,443,700 9,923,085
2015 190,671,878 9,799,186
2014 185,896,915 9,696,110
2013 181,049,443 9,600,379
2012 176,200,625 9,519,374
2011 171,379,598 9,449,213
2010 166,642,886 9,378,126
2009 162,049,464 9,298,515
2008 157,595,014 9,219,637
2007 153,267,261 9,148,092
2006 149,077,334 9,080,505
2005 145,017,253 9,029,572
2004 141,057,045 8,993,531
2003 137,202,644 8,958,229
2002 133,471,989 8,924,958
2001 129,862,595 8,895,960
2000 126,382,494 8,872,109
1999 123,047,320 8,857,874
1998 119,846,254 8,850,974
1997 116,754,792 8,846,062
1996 113,754,779 8,840,998
1995 110,819,428 8,826,939
1994 107,935,714 8,780,745
1993 105,122,069 8,718,561
1992 102,372,770 8,668,067
1991 99,720,162 8,617,375
1990 97,120,925 8,558,835
1989 94,531,014 8,492,964
1988 92,020,090 8,436,489
1987 89,591,716 8,397,804
1986 87,235,953 8,369,829
1985 84,897,973 8,350,386
1984 82,526,443 8,336,605
1983 80,438,260 8,329,033
1982 78,378,701 8,325,263
1981 76,068,103 8,320,503
1980 73,764,641 8,310,531
1979 71,498,242 8,293,678
1978 69,326,532 8,275,599
1977 67,234,590 8,251,540
1976 65,258,009 8,222,286
1975 63,410,815 8,192,437
1974 61,679,144 8,159,955
1973 60,082,139 8,136,312
1972 58,601,748 8,122,300
1971 57,214,684 8,098,334
1970 55,893,838 8,042,801
1969 54,631,914 7,968,072
1968 53,432,783 7,912,273
1967 52,293,065 7,867,931
1966 51,188,234 7,807,797
1965 50,086,764 7,733,853
1964 49,012,016 7,661,354
1963 47,973,575 7,604,328
1962 46,965,292 7,561,588
1961 45,989,310 7,519,998
1960 45,053,782 7,484,656

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/nigeria/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nigeria increased by 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Sweden
2100 0.04% -0.03%
2099 0.06% -0.04%
2098 0.07% -0.01%
2097 0.09% -0.01%
2096 0.1% -0.03%
2095 0.11% -0.02%
2094 0.13% -0.02%
2093 0.15% -0.02%
2092 0.17% -0.01%
2091 0.19% -0.02%
2090 0.21% -0.03%
2089 0.23% -0.02%
2088 0.25% -0.03%
2087 0.28% -0.06%
2086 0.3% -0.04%
2085 0.32% -0.04%
2084 0.35% -0.03%
2083 0.37% -0.05%
2082 0.39% -0.01%
2081 0.42% -0.02%
2080 0.45% 0.004%
2079 0.47% 0.02%
2078 0.5% 0.02%
2077 0.52% 0.03%
2076 0.55% 0.04%
2075 0.58% 0.03%
2074 0.6% 0.03%
2073 0.63% 0.03%
2072 0.65% 0.04%
2071 0.68% 0.03%
2070 0.71% 0.03%
2069 0.73% 0.01%
2068 0.76% 0.007%
2067 0.79% -0%
2066 0.81% 0.006%
2065 0.84% 0.009%
2064 0.87% 0.001%
2063 0.89% -0.005%
2062 0.92% 0.02%
2061 0.94% 0.01%
2060 0.97% 0.02%
2059 0.99% 0.03%
2058 1.02% 0.05%
2057 1.05% 0.05%
2056 1.07% 0.06%
2055 1.1% 0.07%
2054 1.13% 0.09%
2053 1.16% 0.12%
2052 1.19% 0.14%
2051 1.22% 0.17%
2050 1.25% 0.17%
2049 1.28% 0.19%
2048 1.32% 0.2%
2047 1.35% 0.2%
2046 1.39% 0.21%
2045 1.43% 0.22%
2044 1.47% 0.23%
2043 1.51% 0.23%
2042 1.54% 0.21%
2041 1.59% 0.22%
2040 1.63% 0.21%
2039 1.66% 0.2%
2038 1.7% 0.2%
2037 1.74% 0.21%
2036 1.77% 0.21%
2035 1.81% 0.21%
2034 1.84% 0.22%
2033 1.88% 0.23%
2032 1.91% 0.23%
2031 1.94% 0.26%
2030 1.97% 0.29%
2029 2% 0.33%
2028 2.02% 0.36%
2027 2.05% 0.39%
2026 2.08% 0.45%
2025 2.09% 0.49%
2024 2.1% 0.31%
2023 2.12% 0.47%
2022 2.11% 0.68%
2021 2.12% 0.6%
2020 2.15% 0.73%
2019 2.22% 1.02%
2018 2.34% 1.17%
2017 2.46% 1.36%
2016 2.5% 1.26%
2015 2.57% 1.06%
2014 2.68% 1%
2013 2.75% 0.85%
2012 2.81% 0.74%
2011 2.84% 0.76%
2010 2.83% 0.86%
2009 2.83% 0.86%
2008 2.82% 0.78%
2007 2.81% 0.74%
2006 2.8% 0.56%
2005 2.81% 0.4%
2004 2.81% 0.39%
2003 2.8% 0.37%
2002 2.78% 0.33%
2001 2.75% 0.27%
2000 2.71% 0.16%
1999 2.67% 0.08%
1998 2.65% 0.06%
1997 2.64% 0.06%
1996 2.65% 0.16%
1995 2.67% 0.53%
1994 2.68% 0.71%
1993 2.69% 0.58%
1992 2.66% 0.59%
1991 2.68% 0.68%
1990 2.74% 0.78%
1989 2.73% 0.67%
1988 2.71% 0.46%
1987 2.7% 0.33%
1986 2.75% 0.23%
1985 2.87% 0.17%
1984 2.6% 0.09%
1983 2.63% 0.05%
1982 3.04% 0.06%
1981 3.12% 0.12%
1980 3.17% 0.2%
1979 3.13% 0.22%
1978 3.11% 0.29%
1977 3.03% 0.36%
1976 2.91% 0.36%
1975 2.81% 0.4%
1974 2.66% 0.29%
1973 2.53% 0.17%
1972 2.42% 0.3%
1971 2.36% 0.69%
1970 2.31% 0.94%
1969 2.24% 0.71%
1968 2.18% 0.56%
1967 2.16% 0.77%
1966 2.2% 0.96%
1965 2.19% 0.95%
1964 2.16% 0.75%
1963 2.15% 0.57%
1962 2.12% 0.55%
1961 2.08% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/nigeria/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nigeria grew by 2.1%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Sweden
Current population
243824469
10680056
Population rank 6/197 91/197
Percent of world population 2.94% 0.13%
One net population change
6.58 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
4.2 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
11.8 seconds
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,141 +91
Annual growth/decline +4,796,533 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +2.1% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 48/197 149/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 +47,079
Net migration rank 145/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - 47,079
2024 - -35,202 - 50,115
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 5,269 55,209
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 10,487 58,955
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 22,914 51,947
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 14,495 37,302
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 25,697 72,619
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 23,403 87,517
2017 4,706,183 78,685 24,138 102,671
2016 4,761,594 75,265 25,800 119,234
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 23,518 80,534
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 26,179 77,654
2013 4,811,751 40,201 23,041 66,760
2012 4,774,508 71,138 20,943 52,879
2011 4,728,363 67,808 21,733 46,049
2010 4,629,173 47,966 25,320 51,175
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 21,387 63,638
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 18,439 56,452
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 15,552 54,907
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 15,436 51,675
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 9,030 27,030
2004 3,877,376 46,370 9,893 25,842
2003 3,751,120 33,857 6,271 29,161
2002 3,606,814 69,594 893 31,364
2001 3,478,370 64,163 -1,779 28,856
2000 3,343,196 74,535 -2,662 24,900
1999 3,155,425 97,195 -6,201 13,940
1998 3,003,946 145,575 -3,541 11,325
1997 2,936,500 96,885 -3,539 6,047
1996 2,882,205 84,448 1,768 5,773
1995 2,830,771 73,243 9,710 11,621
1994 2,735,198 128,134 20,196 51,545
1993 2,673,675 90,200 20,924 32,725
1992 2,596,173 138,412 28,605 20,507
1991 2,527,807 42,760 29,299 25,314
1990 2,491,928 135,959 29,100 35,668
1989 2,452,324 99,588 24,629 44,565
1988 2,376,419 93,510 15,186 30,064
1987 2,322,397 64,418 11,757 21,335
1986 2,295,003 29,682 9,206 15,211
1985 2,289,784 61,514 4,175 11,464
1984 2,278,060 113,758 3,335 8,668
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 833 2,105
1982 2,233,401 101,116 1,665 2,524
1981 2,179,884 106,723 1,664 3,209
1980 2,121,618 198,672 5,818 10,040
1979 2,074,807 137,721 4,976 13,895
1978 2,019,621 111,258 4,138 13,807
1977 1,923,917 129,075 7,426 23,528
1976 1,827,289 72,889 8,222 20,324
1975 1,718,623 75,603 14,746 16,564
1974 1,624,813 44,281 23,664 9,217
1973 1,525,485 -618 24,409 -9,551
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 28,428 -13,519
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 31,583 2,334
1970 1,295,507 7,953 30,563 47,242
1969 1,213,484 6,912 23,904 48,824
1968 1,168,254 9,615 30,858 8,545
1967 1,082,884 18,683 41,700 11,075
1966 1,095,582 12,513 45,286 24,920
1965 1,061,840 32,988 44,857 32,444
1964 1,028,272 26,411 45,968 23,581
1963 995,116 27,115 35,741 11,009
1962 966,452 27,906 30,246 9,627
1961 932,111 25,515 30,832 14,401
1960 901,301 12,131 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/nigeria/sweden | CC BY

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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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