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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 232,679,478 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 243,824,469 people compared to 86,002,379 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 3.98% of the world: 2.94% for Nigeria vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 244M (63.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Nigeria vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Turkey
2100 481,678,166 64,274,243
2099 481,494,914 64,924,706
2098 481,219,866 65,567,989
2097 480,876,108 66,219,045
2096 480,460,381 66,865,890
2095 479,976,454 67,516,190
2094 479,432,855 68,169,346
2093 478,807,152 68,835,313
2092 478,097,591 69,496,264
2091 477,274,569 70,159,325
2090 476,367,086 70,828,304
2089 475,363,859 71,490,133
2088 474,268,867 72,146,464
2087 473,072,894 72,792,552
2086 471,769,229 73,439,558
2085 470,365,292 74,085,313
2084 468,843,169 74,713,882
2083 467,224,322 75,342,464
2082 465,509,151 75,969,760
2081 463,679,779 76,583,769
2080 461,741,930 77,195,480
2079 459,680,797 77,793,711
2078 457,513,367 78,386,293
2077 455,254,796 78,973,194
2076 452,885,729 79,556,991
2075 450,402,898 80,128,010
2074 447,825,224 80,697,544
2073 445,152,156 81,244,619
2072 442,375,349 81,785,452
2071 439,499,004 82,311,503
2070 436,539,777 82,827,402
2069 433,472,204 83,324,862
2068 430,320,190 83,806,741
2067 427,066,199 84,270,976
2066 423,736,078 84,728,547
2065 420,318,527 85,177,268
2064 416,811,285 85,611,517
2063 413,231,409 86,026,471
2062 409,583,480 86,425,827
2061 405,859,509 86,800,591
2060 402,073,494 87,156,663
2059 398,228,736 87,500,101
2058 394,315,883 87,809,920
2057 390,341,867 88,100,397
2056 386,298,064 88,369,840
2055 382,193,151 88,598,739
2054 378,030,342 88,806,632
2053 373,799,276 88,985,609
2052 369,501,634 89,144,425
2051 365,149,555 89,270,515
2050 360,734,783 89,374,730
2049 356,271,401 89,447,182
2048 351,752,501 89,484,074
2047 347,169,674 89,492,406
2046 342,532,578 89,467,391
2045 337,834,528 89,441,098
2044 333,076,416 89,390,601
2043 328,256,555 89,326,342
2042 323,388,886 89,237,658
2041 318,469,120 89,137,199
2040 313,492,800 89,021,820
2039 308,474,350 88,885,792
2038 303,423,786 88,736,121
2037 298,351,344 88,562,197
2036 293,250,795 88,373,007
2035 288,138,368 88,178,595
2034 283,018,151 87,975,336
2033 277,897,810 87,754,631
2032 272,769,123 87,524,158
2031 267,666,779 87,274,280
2030 262,583,487 87,004,538
2029 257,504,936 86,741,614
2028 252,465,743 86,466,107
2027 247,457,208 86,189,693
2026 242,477,499 85,932,926
2025 237,546,527 85,718,588
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 47.9% to 360,734,783 people with a rank change from 6th to 5th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 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 89.5M 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 2.09% 0.23%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Nigeria grew by 2.1%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Turkey
Current population
243824469
86002379
Population rank 6/197 18/197
Percent of world population 2.94% 1.04%
One net population change
6.58 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
4.2 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
11.8 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13,141 +528
Annual growth/decline +4,796,533 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.1% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 48/197 154/197
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 - -35,202 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.2% of the population change in Nigeria is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people). In Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
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 (1960–2024, 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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