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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 19.7 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 3.1% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Nigeria vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Tunisia
2100 481,640,156 10,720,705
2099 481,456,918 10,796,270
2098 481,181,892 10,870,365
2097 480,838,161 10,942,334
2096 480,422,467 11,015,071
2095 479,938,579 11,086,568
2094 479,395,022 11,157,542
2093 478,769,369 11,226,508
2092 478,059,864 11,294,195
2091 477,236,907 11,360,662
2090 476,329,495 11,425,878
2089 475,326,347 11,490,110
2088 474,231,442 11,552,154
2087 473,035,563 11,614,090
2086 471,732,001 11,675,384
2085 470,328,175 11,734,490
2084 468,806,172 11,792,840
2083 467,187,453 11,851,260
2082 465,472,417 11,908,828
2081 463,643,190 11,964,392
2080 461,705,493 12,021,096
2079 459,644,523 12,078,476
2078 457,477,264 12,136,099
2077 455,218,871 12,191,648
2076 452,849,991 12,245,010
2075 450,367,356 12,299,514
2074 447,789,885 12,353,013
2073 445,117,028 12,407,814
2072 442,340,440 12,461,090
2071 439,464,323 12,515,463
2070 436,505,329 12,569,058
2069 433,437,998 12,622,516
2068 430,286,232 12,674,867
2067 427,032,499 12,726,080
2066 423,702,640 12,775,620
2065 420,285,359 12,824,867
2064 416,778,394 12,870,728
2063 413,198,800 12,915,152
2062 409,551,159 12,957,498
2061 405,827,482 12,996,917
2060 402,041,765 13,034,579
2059 398,197,311 13,066,669
2058 394,284,767 13,095,856
2057 390,311,065 13,122,073
2056 386,267,580 13,144,442
2055 382,162,992 13,161,720
2054 378,000,511 13,174,836
2053 373,769,779 13,181,943
2052 369,472,476 13,185,429
2051 365,120,741 13,184,813
2050 360,706,317 13,179,371
2049 356,243,287 13,170,781
2048 351,724,743 13,158,351
2047 347,142,279 13,141,815
2046 342,505,549 13,123,298
2045 337,807,869 13,102,394
2044 333,050,132 13,079,200
2043 328,230,652 13,054,663
2042 323,363,366 13,028,925
2041 318,443,989 13,003,433
2040 313,468,061 12,977,122
2039 308,450,008 12,950,166
2038 303,399,842 12,922,736
2037 298,327,800 12,893,752
2036 293,227,654 12,863,431
2035 288,115,630 12,833,137
2034 282,995,818 12,800,738
2033 277,875,880 12,763,981
2032 272,747,599 12,725,768
2031 267,645,657 12,685,304
2030 262,562,767 12,641,975
2029 257,484,616 12,594,181
2028 252,445,821 12,540,258
2027 247,437,680 12,482,078
2026 242,458,365 12,417,997
2025 237,527,782 12,348,573
2024 232,679,478 12,277,109
2023 227,882,945 12,200,431
2022 223,150,896 12,119,334
2021 218,529,286 12,048,622
2020 213,996,181 11,974,057
2019 209,485,641 11,875,081
2018 204,938,755 11,765,514
2017 200,254,579 11,650,498
2016 195,443,700 11,528,674
2015 190,671,878 11,402,264
2014 185,896,915 11,274,288
2013 181,049,443 11,141,361
2012 176,200,625 11,009,647
2011 171,379,598 10,886,035
2010 166,642,886 10,765,980
2009 162,049,464 10,650,681
2008 157,595,014 10,542,635
2007 153,267,261 10,441,702
2006 149,077,334 10,346,410
2005 145,017,253 10,255,472
2004 141,057,045 10,166,163
2003 137,202,644 10,071,632
2002 133,471,989 9,971,515
2001 129,862,595 9,869,677
2000 126,382,494 9,764,935
1999 123,047,320 9,655,963
1998 119,846,254 9,541,667
1997 116,754,792 9,421,270
1996 113,754,779 9,294,432
1995 110,819,428 9,161,258
1994 107,935,714 9,018,448
1993 105,122,069 8,857,910
1992 102,372,770 8,682,512
1991 99,720,162 8,501,827
1990 97,120,925 8,324,509
1989 94,531,014 8,151,660
1988 92,020,090 7,974,440
1987 89,591,716 7,789,987
1986 87,235,953 7,600,301
1985 84,897,973 7,409,903
1984 82,526,443 7,220,044
1983 80,438,260 7,053,800
1982 78,378,701 6,908,642
1981 76,068,103 6,758,284
1980 73,764,641 6,606,195
1979 71,498,242 6,456,419
1978 69,326,532 6,309,390
1977 67,234,590 6,155,931
1976 65,258,009 5,996,994
1975 63,410,815 5,839,262
1974 61,679,144 5,684,674
1973 60,082,139 5,537,242
1972 58,601,748 5,396,557
1971 57,214,684 5,261,658
1970 55,893,838 5,131,396
1969 54,631,914 5,004,697
1968 53,432,783 4,879,899
1967 52,293,065 4,760,970
1966 51,188,234 4,652,287
1965 50,086,764 4,561,385
1964 49,012,016 4,489,869
1963 47,973,575 4,427,131
1962 46,965,292 4,369,136
1961 45,989,310 4,316,278
1960 45,053,782 4,267,288

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 Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Tunisia
2100 0.04% -0.7%
2099 0.06% -0.68%
2098 0.07% -0.66%
2097 0.09% -0.66%
2096 0.1% -0.64%
2095 0.11% -0.64%
2094 0.13% -0.61%
2093 0.15% -0.6%
2092 0.17% -0.59%
2091 0.19% -0.57%
2090 0.21% -0.56%
2089 0.23% -0.54%
2088 0.25% -0.53%
2087 0.28% -0.52%
2086 0.3% -0.5%
2085 0.32% -0.49%
2084 0.35% -0.49%
2083 0.37% -0.48%
2082 0.39% -0.46%
2081 0.42% -0.47%
2080 0.45% -0.48%
2079 0.47% -0.47%
2078 0.5% -0.46%
2077 0.52% -0.44%
2076 0.55% -0.44%
2075 0.58% -0.43%
2074 0.6% -0.44%
2073 0.63% -0.43%
2072 0.65% -0.43%
2071 0.68% -0.43%
2070 0.71% -0.42%
2069 0.73% -0.41%
2068 0.76% -0.4%
2067 0.79% -0.39%
2066 0.81% -0.38%
2065 0.84% -0.36%
2064 0.87% -0.34%
2063 0.89% -0.33%
2062 0.92% -0.3%
2061 0.94% -0.29%
2060 0.97% -0.25%
2059 0.99% -0.22%
2058 1.02% -0.2%
2057 1.05% -0.17%
2056 1.07% -0.13%
2055 1.1% -0.1%
2054 1.13% -0.05%
2053 1.16% -0.03%
2052 1.19% 0.005%
2051 1.22% 0.04%
2050 1.25% 0.07%
2049 1.28% 0.09%
2048 1.32% 0.13%
2047 1.35% 0.14%
2046 1.39% 0.16%
2045 1.43% 0.18%
2044 1.47% 0.19%
2043 1.51% 0.2%
2042 1.54% 0.2%
2041 1.59% 0.2%
2040 1.63% 0.21%
2039 1.66% 0.21%
2038 1.7% 0.22%
2037 1.74% 0.24%
2036 1.77% 0.24%
2035 1.81% 0.25%
2034 1.84% 0.29%
2033 1.88% 0.3%
2032 1.91% 0.32%
2031 1.94% 0.34%
2030 1.97% 0.38%
2029 2% 0.43%
2028 2.02% 0.47%
2027 2.05% 0.52%
2026 2.08% 0.56%
2025 2.08% 0.58%
2024 2.1% 0.63%
2023 2.12% 0.67%
2022 2.11% 0.59%
2021 2.12% 0.62%
2020 2.15% 0.83%
2019 2.22% 0.93%
2018 2.34% 0.99%
2017 2.46% 1.06%
2016 2.5% 1.11%
2015 2.57% 1.14%
2014 2.68% 1.19%
2013 2.75% 1.2%
2012 2.81% 1.14%
2011 2.84% 1.12%
2010 2.83% 1.08%
2009 2.83% 1.02%
2008 2.82% 0.97%
2007 2.81% 0.92%
2006 2.8% 0.89%
2005 2.81% 0.88%
2004 2.81% 0.94%
2003 2.8% 1%
2002 2.78% 1.03%
2001 2.75% 1.07%
2000 2.71% 1.13%
1999 2.67% 1.2%
1998 2.65% 1.28%
1997 2.64% 1.36%
1996 2.65% 1.45%
1995 2.67% 1.58%
1994 2.68% 1.81%
1993 2.69% 2.02%
1992 2.66% 2.13%
1991 2.68% 2.13%
1990 2.74% 2.12%
1989 2.73% 2.22%
1988 2.71% 2.37%
1987 2.7% 2.5%
1986 2.75% 2.57%
1985 2.87% 2.63%
1984 2.6% 2.36%
1983 2.63% 2.1%
1982 3.04% 2.22%
1981 3.12% 2.3%
1980 3.17% 2.32%
1979 3.13% 2.33%
1978 3.11% 2.49%
1977 3.03% 2.65%
1976 2.91% 2.7%
1975 2.81% 2.72%
1974 2.66% 2.66%
1973 2.53% 2.61%
1972 2.42% 2.56%
1971 2.36% 2.54%
1970 2.31% 2.53%
1969 2.24% 2.56%
1968 2.18% 2.5%
1967 2.16% 2.34%
1966 2.2% 1.99%
1965 2.19% 1.59%
1964 2.16% 1.42%
1963 2.15% 1.33%
1962 2.12% 1.22%
1961 2.08% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Tunisia
Current population
245016045
12450912
Population rank 6/197 81/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 0.15%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
4.17 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
11.6 seconds
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +196
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 125/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 -14,523
Net migration rank 145/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - -14,523
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 88,910 -15,221
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 93,663 -14,001
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 96,531 -14,001
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 68,087 -9,190
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 109,431 -19,188
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 127,312 -19,612
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 132,445 -21,012
2017 4,706,183 78,685 140,971 -22,365
2016 4,761,594 75,265 148,870 -23,827
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 153,007 -25,229
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 154,762 -26,586
2013 4,811,751 40,201 154,687 -17,020
2012 4,774,508 71,138 151,812 -26,059
2011 4,728,363 67,808 143,401 -21,935
2010 4,629,173 47,966 132,809 -14,168
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 125,465 -13,512
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 121,873 -17,742
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 118,920 -21,190
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 116,945 -24,098
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 115,374 -26,361
2004 3,877,376 46,370 113,322 -23,735
2003 3,751,120 33,857 111,926 -12,459
2002 3,606,814 69,594 109,099 -8,334
2001 3,478,370 64,163 110,146 -7,235
2000 3,343,196 74,535 112,501 -5,937
1999 3,155,425 97,195 114,829 -3,452
1998 3,003,946 145,575 121,332 -4,111
1997 2,936,500 96,885 128,327 -4,756
1996 2,882,205 84,448 135,615 -5,506
1995 2,830,771 73,243 144,345 -8,095
1994 2,735,198 128,134 153,647 -4,271
1993 2,673,675 90,200 160,922 10,771
1992 2,596,173 138,412 163,978 15,124
1991 2,527,807 42,760 166,245 16,021
1990 2,491,928 135,959 168,180 4,183
1989 2,452,324 99,588 169,221 4,100
1988 2,376,419 93,510 177,176 3,934
1987 2,322,397 64,418 184,101 3,711
1986 2,295,003 29,682 188,107 3,464
1985 2,289,784 61,514 186,344 2,887
1984 2,278,060 113,758 182,386 8,109
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 179,878 -37,895
1982 2,233,401 101,116 177,898 -29,559
1981 2,179,884 106,723 176,628 -24,242
1980 2,121,618 198,672 171,094 -19,321
1979 2,074,807 137,721 171,463 -23,688
1978 2,019,621 111,258 173,255 -26,968
1977 1,923,917 129,075 174,539 -13,910
1976 1,827,289 72,889 172,744 -15,499
1975 1,718,623 75,603 166,991 -8,765
1974 1,624,813 44,281 160,200 -9,254
1973 1,525,485 -618 153,525 -9,606
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 147,239 -9,790
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 142,296 -9,949
1970 1,295,507 7,953 138,235 -10,054
1969 1,213,484 6,912 135,257 -10,049
1968 1,168,254 9,615 134,246 -9,848
1967 1,082,884 18,683 132,626 -19,155
1966 1,095,582 12,513 131,274 -27,393
1965 1,061,840 32,988 127,673 -49,751
1964 1,028,272 26,411 124,711 -59,602
1963 995,116 27,115 120,865 -60,505
1962 966,452 27,906 116,887 -61,260
1961 932,111 25,515 111,459 -61,369
1960 901,301 12,131 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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