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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 6.06 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 3.43% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Nigeria vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Ukraine
2100 481,640,156 15,603,179
2099 481,456,918 15,862,593
2098 481,181,892 16,125,815
2097 480,838,161 16,393,353
2096 480,422,467 16,664,587
2095 479,938,579 16,939,471
2094 479,395,022 17,219,443
2093 478,769,369 17,504,349
2092 478,059,864 17,793,601
2091 477,236,907 18,087,289
2090 476,329,495 18,386,570
2089 475,326,347 18,689,852
2088 474,231,442 18,998,014
2087 473,035,563 19,311,662
2086 471,732,001 19,630,012
2085 470,328,175 19,952,247
2084 468,806,172 20,280,817
2083 467,187,453 20,613,034
2082 465,472,417 20,949,887
2081 463,643,190 21,289,979
2080 461,705,493 21,633,931
2079 459,644,523 21,981,015
2078 457,477,264 22,331,415
2077 455,218,871 22,684,635
2076 452,849,991 23,041,181
2075 450,367,356 23,400,319
2074 447,789,885 23,762,428
2073 445,117,028 24,126,690
2072 442,340,440 24,491,363
2071 439,464,323 24,859,381
2070 436,505,329 25,229,957
2069 433,437,998 25,602,485
2068 430,286,232 25,976,390
2067 427,032,499 26,352,535
2066 423,702,640 26,730,314
2065 420,285,359 27,109,886
2064 416,778,394 27,491,024
2063 413,198,800 27,872,631
2062 409,551,159 28,254,738
2061 405,827,482 28,638,347
2060 402,041,765 29,021,488
2059 398,197,311 29,404,719
2058 394,284,767 29,788,559
2057 390,311,065 30,170,070
2056 386,267,580 30,548,973
2055 382,162,992 30,926,521
2054 378,000,511 31,299,425
2053 373,769,779 31,669,550
2052 369,472,476 32,035,413
2051 365,120,741 32,397,707
2050 360,706,317 32,754,538
2049 356,243,287 33,107,228
2048 351,724,743 33,451,994
2047 347,142,279 33,793,296
2046 342,505,549 34,131,561
2045 337,807,869 34,463,236
2044 333,050,132 34,790,682
2043 328,230,652 35,115,069
2042 323,363,366 35,437,607
2041 318,443,989 35,758,248
2040 313,468,061 36,075,749
2039 308,450,008 36,396,426
2038 303,399,842 36,714,126
2037 298,327,800 37,031,794
2036 293,227,654 37,345,665
2035 288,115,630 37,659,856
2034 282,995,818 37,972,332
2033 277,875,880 38,283,563
2032 272,747,599 38,592,696
2031 267,645,657 38,902,570
2030 262,562,767 39,210,256
2029 257,484,616 39,514,695
2028 252,445,821 39,816,523
2027 247,437,680 40,111,670
2026 242,458,365 40,408,451
2025 237,527,782 38,980,376
2024 232,679,478 37,860,221
2023 227,882,945 37,732,836
2022 223,150,896 41,048,766
2021 218,529,286 44,298,640
2020 213,996,181 44,680,014
2019 209,485,641 44,957,458
2018 204,938,755 45,208,907
2017 200,254,579 45,436,041
2016 195,443,700 45,616,832
2015 190,671,878 45,784,896
2014 185,896,915 45,972,380
2013 181,049,443 46,126,770
2012 176,200,625 46,210,056
2011 171,379,598 46,307,853
2010 166,642,886 46,456,003
2009 162,049,464 46,623,731
2008 157,595,014 46,819,175
2007 153,267,261 47,062,798
2006 149,077,334 47,278,694
2005 145,017,253 47,585,556
2004 141,057,045 47,979,507
2003 137,202,644 48,315,136
2002 133,471,989 48,677,281
2001 129,862,595 49,106,855
2000 126,382,494 49,556,660
1999 123,047,320 49,976,446
1998 119,846,254 50,379,731
1997 116,754,792 50,786,885
1996 113,754,779 51,226,109
1995 110,819,428 51,665,539
1994 107,935,714 52,075,998
1993 105,122,069 52,350,126
1992 102,372,770 52,323,671
1991 99,720,162 52,170,961
1990 97,120,925 52,054,092
1989 94,531,014 51,917,817
1988 92,020,090 51,724,853
1987 89,591,716 51,515,732
1986 87,235,953 51,318,745
1985 84,897,973 51,108,770
1984 82,526,443 50,887,599
1983 80,438,260 50,637,029
1982 78,378,701 50,402,724
1981 76,068,103 50,189,281
1980 73,764,641 49,955,152
1979 71,498,242 49,721,381
1978 69,326,532 49,521,243
1977 67,234,590 49,336,481
1976 65,258,009 49,120,842
1975 63,410,815 48,865,229
1974 61,679,144 48,576,570
1973 60,082,139 48,277,121
1972 58,601,748 47,946,893
1971 57,214,684 47,573,287
1970 55,893,838 47,261,306
1969 54,631,914 46,976,256
1968 53,432,783 46,614,325
1967 52,293,065 46,215,988
1966 51,188,234 45,802,519
1965 50,086,764 45,386,892
1964 49,012,016 44,951,156
1963 47,973,575 44,462,372
1962 46,965,292 43,943,674
1961 45,989,310 43,399,766
1960 45,053,782 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Ukraine
2100 0.04% -1.64%
2099 0.06% -1.63%
2098 0.07% -1.63%
2097 0.09% -1.63%
2096 0.1% -1.62%
2095 0.11% -1.63%
2094 0.13% -1.63%
2093 0.15% -1.63%
2092 0.17% -1.62%
2091 0.19% -1.63%
2090 0.21% -1.62%
2089 0.23% -1.62%
2088 0.25% -1.62%
2087 0.28% -1.62%
2086 0.3% -1.62%
2085 0.32% -1.62%
2084 0.35% -1.61%
2083 0.37% -1.61%
2082 0.39% -1.6%
2081 0.42% -1.59%
2080 0.45% -1.58%
2079 0.47% -1.57%
2078 0.5% -1.56%
2077 0.52% -1.55%
2076 0.55% -1.53%
2075 0.58% -1.52%
2074 0.6% -1.51%
2073 0.63% -1.49%
2072 0.65% -1.48%
2071 0.68% -1.47%
2070 0.71% -1.46%
2069 0.73% -1.44%
2068 0.76% -1.43%
2067 0.79% -1.41%
2066 0.81% -1.4%
2065 0.84% -1.39%
2064 0.87% -1.37%
2063 0.89% -1.35%
2062 0.92% -1.34%
2061 0.94% -1.32%
2060 0.97% -1.3%
2059 0.99% -1.29%
2058 1.02% -1.26%
2057 1.05% -1.24%
2056 1.07% -1.22%
2055 1.1% -1.19%
2054 1.13% -1.17%
2053 1.16% -1.14%
2052 1.19% -1.12%
2051 1.22% -1.09%
2050 1.25% -1.07%
2049 1.28% -1.03%
2048 1.32% -1.01%
2047 1.35% -0.99%
2046 1.39% -0.96%
2045 1.43% -0.94%
2044 1.47% -0.92%
2043 1.51% -0.91%
2042 1.54% -0.9%
2041 1.59% -0.88%
2040 1.63% -0.88%
2039 1.66% -0.87%
2038 1.7% -0.86%
2037 1.74% -0.84%
2036 1.77% -0.83%
2035 1.81% -0.82%
2034 1.84% -0.81%
2033 1.88% -0.8%
2032 1.91% -0.8%
2031 1.94% -0.78%
2030 1.97% -0.77%
2029 2% -0.76%
2028 2.02% -0.74%
2027 2.05% -0.73%
2026 2.08% 3.66%
2025 2.08% 2.96%
2024 2.1% 0.34%
2023 2.12% -8.08%
2022 2.11% -7.34%
2021 2.12% -0.85%
2020 2.15% -0.62%
2019 2.22% -0.56%
2018 2.34% -0.5%
2017 2.46% -0.4%
2016 2.5% -0.37%
2015 2.57% -0.41%
2014 2.68% -0.33%
2013 2.75% -0.18%
2012 2.81% -0.21%
2011 2.84% -0.32%
2010 2.83% -0.36%
2009 2.83% -0.42%
2008 2.82% -0.52%
2007 2.81% -0.46%
2006 2.8% -0.64%
2005 2.81% -0.82%
2004 2.81% -0.69%
2003 2.8% -0.74%
2002 2.78% -0.87%
2001 2.75% -0.91%
2000 2.71% -0.84%
1999 2.67% -0.8%
1998 2.65% -0.8%
1997 2.64% -0.86%
1996 2.65% -0.85%
1995 2.67% -0.79%
1994 2.68% -0.52%
1993 2.69% 0.05%
1992 2.66% 0.29%
1991 2.68% 0.22%
1990 2.74% 0.26%
1989 2.73% 0.37%
1988 2.71% 0.41%
1987 2.7% 0.38%
1986 2.75% 0.41%
1985 2.87% 0.43%
1984 2.6% 0.49%
1983 2.63% 0.46%
1982 3.04% 0.43%
1981 3.12% 0.47%
1980 3.17% 0.47%
1979 3.13% 0.4%
1978 3.11% 0.37%
1977 3.03% 0.44%
1976 2.91% 0.52%
1975 2.81% 0.59%
1974 2.66% 0.62%
1973 2.53% 0.69%
1972 2.42% 0.79%
1971 2.36% 0.66%
1970 2.31% 0.61%
1969 2.24% 0.78%
1968 2.18% 0.86%
1967 2.16% 0.9%
1966 2.2% 0.92%
1965 2.19% 0.97%
1964 2.16% 1.1%
1963 2.15% 1.18%
1962 2.12% 1.25%
1961 2.08% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Ukraine
Current population
245016045
40408451
Population rank 6/197 40/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 0.49%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
28.2 seconds
One birth every
4.17 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
11.6 seconds
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 13/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -15,258 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 145/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - 1,702,358
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 -283,185 -299,961
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 -449,941 -1,129
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 -307,533 -4,167
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 -236,296 -6,908
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 -227,491 -32,220
2017 4,706,183 78,685 -158,390 -36,155
2016 4,761,594 75,265 -135,710 -31,340
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 -147,107 -21,992
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 -140,216 -65,678
2013 4,811,751 40,201 -129,662 26,781
2012 4,774,508 71,138 -130,451 66,768
2011 4,728,363 67,808 -158,372 26,457
2010 4,629,173 47,966 -180,388 16,030
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 -197,918 26,796
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 -229,086 9,312
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 -282,659 15,237
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 -300,787 136,442
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 -337,857 -111,493
2004 3,877,376 46,370 -344,157 5,644
2003 3,751,120 33,857 -351,299 18,540
2002 3,606,814 69,594 -364,544 -26,991
2001 3,478,370 64,163 -374,734 -92,847
2000 3,343,196 74,535 -364,143 -67,865
1999 3,155,425 97,195 -348,286 -59,247
1998 3,003,946 145,575 -318,299 -80,684
1997 2,936,500 96,885 -306,549 -108,735
1996 2,882,205 84,448 -305,154 -158,008
1995 2,830,771 73,243 -281,629 -134,053
1994 2,735,198 128,134 -238,820 -166,380
1993 2,673,675 90,200 -169,405 26,357
1992 2,596,173 138,412 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,527,807 42,760 -16,486 125,962
1990 2,491,928 135,959 48,463 75,760
1989 2,452,324 99,588 106,431 36,978
1988 2,376,419 93,510 162,002 75,637
1987 2,322,397 64,418 198,850 -18,275
1986 2,295,003 29,682 225,751 -12,369
1985 2,289,784 61,514 201,011 5,546
1984 2,278,060 113,758 222,430 13,340
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 241,741 23,608
1982 2,233,401 101,116 194,101 9,096
1981 2,179,884 106,723 182,839 40,807
1980 2,121,618 198,672 197,223 47,406
1979 2,074,807 137,721 197,294 25,635
1978 2,019,621 111,258 206,554 -29,180
1977 1,923,917 129,075 216,932 -24,745
1976 1,827,289 72,889 247,323 -8,219
1975 1,718,623 75,603 256,787 15,336
1974 1,624,813 44,281 273,486 31,725
1973 1,525,485 -618 274,938 18,777
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 309,785 56,928
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 305,849 74,604
1970 1,295,507 7,953 291,839 -48,335
1969 1,213,484 6,912 274,858 51,763
1968 1,168,254 9,615 295,162 102,096
1967 1,082,884 18,683 313,899 85,527
1966 1,095,582 12,513 337,794 89,737
1965 1,061,840 32,988 334,365 69,354
1964 1,028,272 26,411 391,120 76,650
1963 995,116 27,115 449,648 60,178
1962 966,452 27,906 481,887 45,712
1961 932,111 25,515 508,602 51,625
1960 901,301 12,131 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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