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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 2.84 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 3.99% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Nigeria vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Turkey
2100 481,640,156 64,394,191
2099 481,456,918 65,045,868
2098 481,181,892 65,690,351
2097 480,838,161 66,342,622
2096 480,422,467 66,990,674
2095 479,938,579 67,642,188
2094 479,395,022 68,296,562
2093 478,769,369 68,963,773
2092 478,059,864 69,625,957
2091 477,236,907 70,290,255
2090 476,329,495 70,960,483
2089 475,326,347 71,623,547
2088 474,231,442 72,281,102
2087 473,035,563 72,928,397
2086 471,732,001 73,576,610
2085 470,328,175 74,223,570
2084 468,806,172 74,853,312
2083 467,187,453 75,483,067
2082 465,472,417 76,111,533
2081 463,643,190 76,726,689
2080 461,705,493 77,339,541
2079 459,644,523 77,938,889
2078 457,477,264 78,532,577
2077 455,218,871 79,120,573
2076 452,849,991 79,705,459
2075 450,367,356 80,277,544
2074 447,789,885 80,848,141
2073 445,117,028 81,396,237
2072 442,340,440 81,938,080
2071 439,464,323 82,465,112
2070 436,505,329 82,981,973
2069 433,437,998 83,480,362
2068 430,286,232 83,963,140
2067 427,032,499 84,428,242
2066 423,702,640 84,886,666
2065 420,285,359 85,336,225
2064 416,778,394 85,771,285
2063 413,198,800 86,187,013
2062 409,551,159 86,587,114
2061 405,827,482 86,962,577
2060 402,041,765 87,319,314
2059 398,197,311 87,663,392
2058 394,284,767 87,973,789
2057 390,311,065 88,264,809
2056 386,267,580 88,534,755
2055 382,162,992 88,764,080
2054 378,000,511 88,972,362
2053 373,769,779 89,151,673
2052 369,472,476 89,310,785
2051 365,120,741 89,437,110
2050 360,706,317 89,541,520
2049 356,243,287 89,614,107
2048 351,724,743 89,651,068
2047 347,142,279 89,659,415
2046 342,505,549 89,634,354
2045 337,807,869 89,608,012
2044 333,050,132 89,557,421
2043 328,230,652 89,493,042
2042 323,363,366 89,404,193
2041 318,443,989 89,303,546
2040 313,468,061 89,187,952
2039 308,450,008 89,051,669
2038 303,399,842 88,901,719
2037 298,327,800 88,727,471
2036 293,227,654 88,537,927
2035 288,115,630 88,343,153
2034 282,995,818 88,139,515
2033 277,875,880 87,918,397
2032 272,747,599 87,687,495
2031 267,645,657 87,437,150
2030 262,562,767 87,166,904
2029 257,484,616 86,903,490
2028 252,445,821 86,627,469
2027 247,437,680 86,350,539
2026 242,458,365 86,093,293
2025 237,527,782 85,878,556
2024 232,679,478 85,518,661
2023 227,882,945 85,325,965
2022 223,150,896 84,979,913
2021 218,529,286 84,147,318
2020 213,996,181 83,384,680
2019 209,485,641 82,579,440
2018 204,938,755 81,407,204
2017 200,254,579 80,312,698
2016 195,443,700 79,277,962
2015 190,671,878 78,218,479
2014 185,896,915 77,181,884
2013 181,049,443 76,147,624
2012 176,200,625 75,175,827
2011 171,379,598 74,223,629
2010 166,642,886 73,142,150
2009 162,049,464 72,039,206
2008 157,595,014 71,051,678
2007 153,267,261 70,158,112
2006 149,077,334 70,045,349
2005 145,017,253 69,329,557
2004 141,057,045 68,592,617
2003 137,202,644 67,831,730
2002 133,471,989 67,048,795
2001 129,862,595 66,245,128
2000 126,382,494 65,425,961
1999 123,047,320 64,591,923
1998 119,846,254 63,734,383
1997 116,754,792 62,852,966
1996 113,754,779 61,951,134
1995 110,819,428 61,024,503
1994 107,935,714 60,033,836
1993 105,122,069 58,999,167
1992 102,372,770 57,990,118
1991 99,720,162 57,009,887
1990 97,120,925 56,015,628
1989 94,531,014 54,976,723
1988 92,020,090 53,909,626
1987 89,591,716 52,843,670
1986 87,235,953 51,777,772
1985 84,897,973 50,687,115
1984 82,526,443 49,574,069
1983 80,438,260 48,447,410
1982 78,378,701 47,322,096
1981 76,068,103 46,321,190
1980 73,764,641 45,408,815
1979 71,498,242 44,510,429
1978 69,326,532 43,645,306
1977 67,234,590 42,773,298
1976 65,258,009 41,899,984
1975 63,410,815 41,053,126
1974 61,679,144 40,210,234
1973 60,082,139 39,329,533
1972 58,601,748 38,430,221
1971 57,214,684 37,518,611
1970 55,893,838 36,638,465
1969 54,631,914 35,787,774
1968 53,432,783 34,921,684
1967 52,293,065 34,050,421
1966 51,188,234 33,177,672
1965 50,086,764 32,345,220
1964 49,012,016 31,543,072
1963 47,973,575 30,726,841
1962 46,965,292 29,916,147
1961 45,989,310 29,119,238
1960 45,053,782 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Turkey
2100 0.04% -1%
2099 0.06% -0.98%
2098 0.07% -0.98%
2097 0.09% -0.97%
2096 0.1% -0.96%
2095 0.11% -0.96%
2094 0.13% -0.97%
2093 0.15% -0.95%
2092 0.17% -0.95%
2091 0.19% -0.94%
2090 0.21% -0.93%
2089 0.23% -0.91%
2088 0.25% -0.89%
2087 0.28% -0.88%
2086 0.3% -0.87%
2085 0.32% -0.84%
2084 0.35% -0.83%
2083 0.37% -0.83%
2082 0.39% -0.8%
2081 0.42% -0.79%
2080 0.45% -0.77%
2079 0.47% -0.76%
2078 0.5% -0.74%
2077 0.52% -0.73%
2076 0.55% -0.71%
2075 0.58% -0.71%
2074 0.6% -0.67%
2073 0.63% -0.66%
2072 0.65% -0.64%
2071 0.68% -0.62%
2070 0.71% -0.6%
2069 0.73% -0.57%
2068 0.76% -0.55%
2067 0.79% -0.54%
2066 0.81% -0.53%
2065 0.84% -0.51%
2064 0.87% -0.48%
2063 0.89% -0.46%
2062 0.92% -0.43%
2061 0.94% -0.41%
2060 0.97% -0.39%
2059 0.99% -0.35%
2058 1.02% -0.33%
2057 1.05% -0.3%
2056 1.07% -0.26%
2055 1.1% -0.23%
2054 1.13% -0.2%
2053 1.16% -0.18%
2052 1.19% -0.14%
2051 1.22% -0.12%
2050 1.25% -0.08%
2049 1.28% -0.04%
2048 1.32% -0.009%
2047 1.35% 0.03%
2046 1.39% 0.03%
2045 1.43% 0.06%
2044 1.47% 0.07%
2043 1.51% 0.1%
2042 1.54% 0.11%
2041 1.59% 0.13%
2040 1.63% 0.15%
2039 1.66% 0.17%
2038 1.7% 0.2%
2037 1.74% 0.21%
2036 1.77% 0.22%
2035 1.81% 0.23%
2034 1.84% 0.25%
2033 1.88% 0.26%
2032 1.91% 0.29%
2031 1.94% 0.31%
2030 1.97% 0.3%
2029 2% 0.32%
2028 2.02% 0.32%
2027 2.05% 0.3%
2026 2.08% 0.25%
2025 2.08% 0.42%
2024 2.1% 0.23%
2023 2.12% 0.41%
2022 2.11% 0.99%
2021 2.12% 0.91%
2020 2.15% 0.98%
2019 2.22% 1.44%
2018 2.34% 1.36%
2017 2.46% 1.31%
2016 2.5% 1.35%
2015 2.57% 1.34%
2014 2.68% 1.36%
2013 2.75% 1.29%
2012 2.81% 1.28%
2011 2.84% 1.48%
2010 2.83% 1.53%
2009 2.83% 1.39%
2008 2.82% 1.27%
2007 2.81% 0.16%
2006 2.8% 1.03%
2005 2.81% 1.07%
2004 2.81% 1.12%
2003 2.8% 1.17%
2002 2.78% 1.21%
2001 2.75% 1.25%
2000 2.71% 1.29%
1999 2.67% 1.35%
1998 2.65% 1.4%
1997 2.64% 1.46%
1996 2.65% 1.52%
1995 2.67% 1.65%
1994 2.68% 1.75%
1993 2.69% 1.74%
1992 2.66% 1.72%
1991 2.68% 1.77%
1990 2.74% 1.89%
1989 2.73% 1.98%
1988 2.71% 2.02%
1987 2.7% 2.06%
1986 2.75% 2.15%
1985 2.87% 2.25%
1984 2.6% 2.33%
1983 2.63% 2.38%
1982 3.04% 2.16%
1981 3.12% 2.01%
1980 3.17% 2.02%
1979 3.13% 1.98%
1978 3.11% 2.04%
1977 3.03% 2.08%
1976 2.91% 2.06%
1975 2.81% 2.1%
1974 2.66% 2.24%
1973 2.53% 2.34%
1972 2.42% 2.43%
1971 2.36% 2.4%
1970 2.31% 2.38%
1969 2.24% 2.48%
1968 2.18% 2.56%
1967 2.16% 2.63%
1966 2.2% 2.57%
1965 2.19% 2.54%
1964 2.16% 2.66%
1963 2.15% 2.71%
1962 2.12% 2.74%
1961 2.08% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Turkey
Current population
245016045
86225430
Population rank 6/197 18/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 1.04%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
1.46 minutes
One birth every
4.17 seconds
33.5 seconds
One death every
11.6 seconds
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +986
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 138/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 -258,205
Net migration rank 145/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - -258,205
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 453,249 -275,952
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 426,630 -318,070
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 535,373 -301,544
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 521,713 20,283
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 608,708 37,934
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 751,472 -15,690
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 830,353 187,570
2017 4,706,183 78,685 875,408 659,846
2016 4,761,594 75,265 895,841 352,063
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 930,799 1,063,140
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 957,055 1,033,384
2013 4,811,751 40,201 921,386 438,618
2012 4,774,508 71,138 917,145 258,623
2011 4,728,363 67,808 875,839 68,849
2010 4,629,173 47,966 892,334 55,532
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 900,491 24,276
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 868,749 47,915
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 876,626 -186,402
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 897,351 -190,194
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 898,650 -174,177
2004 3,877,376 46,370 896,025 -146,574
2003 3,751,120 33,857 893,683 -121,383
2002 3,606,814 69,594 922,927 -129,444
2001 3,478,370 64,163 980,560 -166,759
2000 3,343,196 74,535 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 3,155,425 97,195 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 3,003,946 145,575 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 2,936,500 96,885 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 2,882,205 84,448 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 2,830,771 73,243 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 2,735,198 128,134 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 2,673,675 90,200 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 2,596,173 138,412 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 2,527,807 42,760 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 2,491,928 135,959 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 2,452,324 99,588 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 2,376,419 93,510 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 2,322,397 64,418 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 2,295,003 29,682 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 2,289,784 61,514 1,098,846 8,960
1984 2,278,060 113,758 1,096,529 21,787
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 1,095,106 39,871
1982 2,233,401 101,116 1,091,863 23,728
1981 2,179,884 106,723 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 2,121,618 198,672 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 2,074,807 137,721 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 2,019,621 111,258 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 1,923,917 129,075 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 1,827,289 72,889 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 1,718,623 75,603 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 1,624,813 44,281 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 1,525,485 -618 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 1,295,507 7,953 991,950 -150,924
1969 1,213,484 6,912 970,958 -110,578
1968 1,168,254 9,615 950,778 -78,973
1967 1,082,884 18,683 936,727 -65,993
1966 1,095,582 12,513 925,790 -50,999
1965 1,061,840 32,988 904,016 -113,911
1964 1,028,272 26,411 884,152 -69,978
1963 995,116 27,115 862,626 -44,317
1962 966,452 27,906 837,473 -34,353
1961 932,111 25,515 816,911 -26,187
1960 901,301 12,131 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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