The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 241,467,099 people compared to 12,402,051 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Nigeria's population is 19.5 times bigger than Tunisia's.
- Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 3.07% of the world: 2.92% for Nigeria vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
- For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
- Since 2005, the population of Nigeria has increased from 145M people to 241M (66.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.9% growth).
- Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 477M people compared to the peak of 13.1M people in 2051 for Tunisia.
Nigeria vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
241467099
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12402051
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| Population rank | 6/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 2.92% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.2 seconds
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3.13 minutes
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| One death every |
11.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
14.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -35,202 | -15,221 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13,141 | +210 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,796,533 | +76,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.1% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 50/197 | 125/197 |
Nigeria and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 45,053,782 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 45,989,310 | 4,316,278 | 2.08% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 46,965,292 | 4,369,136 | 2.12% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 47,973,575 | 4,427,131 | 2.15% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 49,012,016 | 4,489,869 | 2.16% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 50,086,764 | 4,561,385 | 2.19% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 51,188,234 | 4,652,287 | 2.2% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 52,293,065 | 4,760,970 | 2.16% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 53,432,783 | 4,879,899 | 2.18% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 54,631,914 | 5,004,697 | 2.24% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 55,893,838 | 5,131,396 | 2.31% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 57,214,684 | 5,261,658 | 2.36% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 58,601,748 | 5,396,557 | 2.42% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 60,082,139 | 5,537,242 | 2.53% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 61,679,144 | 5,684,674 | 2.66% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 63,410,815 | 5,839,262 | 2.81% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 65,258,009 | 5,996,994 | 2.91% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 67,234,590 | 6,155,931 | 3.03% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 69,326,532 | 6,309,390 | 3.11% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 71,498,242 | 6,456,419 | 3.13% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 73,764,641 | 6,606,195 | 3.17% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 76,068,103 | 6,758,284 | 3.12% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 78,378,701 | 6,908,642 | 3.04% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 80,438,260 | 7,053,800 | 2.63% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 82,526,443 | 7,220,044 | 2.6% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 84,897,973 | 7,409,903 | 2.87% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 87,235,953 | 7,600,301 | 2.75% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 89,591,716 | 7,789,987 | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 92,020,090 | 7,974,440 | 2.71% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 94,531,014 | 8,151,660 | 2.73% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 97,120,925 | 8,324,509 | 2.74% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 99,720,162 | 8,501,827 | 2.68% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 102,372,770 | 8,682,512 | 2.66% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 105,122,069 | 8,857,910 | 2.69% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 107,935,714 | 9,018,448 | 2.68% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 110,819,428 | 9,161,258 | 2.67% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 113,754,779 | 9,294,432 | 2.65% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 116,754,792 | 9,421,270 | 2.64% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 119,846,254 | 9,541,667 | 2.65% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 123,047,320 | 9,655,963 | 2.67% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 126,382,494 | 9,764,935 | 2.71% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 129,862,595 | 9,869,677 | 2.75% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 133,471,989 | 9,971,515 | 2.78% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 137,202,644 | 10,071,632 | 2.8% | 1% |
| 2004 | 141,057,045 | 10,166,163 | 2.81% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 145,017,253 | 10,255,472 | 2.81% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 149,077,334 | 10,346,410 | 2.8% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 153,267,261 | 10,441,702 | 2.81% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 157,595,014 | 10,542,635 | 2.82% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 162,049,464 | 10,650,681 | 2.83% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 166,642,886 | 10,765,980 | 2.83% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 171,379,598 | 10,886,035 | 2.84% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 176,200,625 | 11,009,647 | 2.81% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 181,049,443 | 11,141,361 | 2.75% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 185,896,915 | 11,274,288 | 2.68% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 190,671,878 | 11,402,264 | 2.57% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 195,443,700 | 11,528,674 | 2.5% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 200,254,579 | 11,650,498 | 2.46% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 204,938,755 | 11,765,514 | 2.34% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 209,485,641 | 11,875,081 | 2.22% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 213,996,181 | 11,974,057 | 2.15% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 218,529,286 | 12,048,622 | 2.12% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 223,150,896 | 12,119,334 | 2.11% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 227,882,945 | 12,200,431 | 2.12% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 232,679,478 | 12,277,109 | 2.1% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 237,527,783 | 12,348,580 | 2.08% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 242,431,830 | 12,415,147 | 2.06% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 247,374,258 | 12,476,105 | 2.04% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 252,346,128 | 12,531,994 | 2.01% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 257,352,638 | 12,582,709 | 1.98% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 262,380,975 | 12,628,154 | 1.95% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 267,421,079 | 12,669,925 | 1.92% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 272,483,635 | 12,709,155 | 1.89% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 277,555,116 | 12,746,538 | 1.86% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 282,622,388 | 12,781,017 | 1.83% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 287,685,757 | 12,812,275 | 1.79% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 292,739,390 | 12,842,495 | 1.76% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 297,773,236 | 12,872,063 | 1.72% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 302,782,350 | 12,900,190 | 1.68% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 307,764,754 | 12,927,314 | 1.65% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 312,710,403 | 12,953,871 | 1.61% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 317,607,237 | 12,979,696 | 1.57% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 322,450,302 | 13,005,242 | 1.52% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 327,243,941 | 13,030,307 | 1.49% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 331,983,354 | 13,054,103 | 1.45% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 336,662,502 | 13,076,097 | 1.41% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 341,281,757 | 13,095,748 | 1.37% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 345,844,004 | 13,113,228 | 1.34% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 350,347,757 | 13,127,662 | 1.3% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 354,792,418 | 13,138,151 | 1.27% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 359,185,550 | 13,145,144 | 1.24% | 0.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nigeria increased by 45,654,625 people (a 31.5% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,146,792 people (a 11.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nigeria gained 50,795,221 (a 26.6% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 999,787 (a 8.77% growth).
Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2005 and is 6th in 2025. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2005 and ranked 80th 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.99% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 80th to 89th.
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Population differences between Nigeria and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 54.8 years | 76.9 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.6:49.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.48 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 662 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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