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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 6.43 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.41% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Nigeria vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Uzbekistan
2100 481,640,156 74,913,683
2099 481,456,918 74,651,098
2098 481,181,892 74,375,923
2097 480,838,161 74,084,599
2096 480,422,467 73,786,478
2095 479,938,579 73,476,603
2094 479,395,022 73,151,709
2093 478,769,369 72,817,254
2092 478,059,864 72,474,468
2091 477,236,907 72,122,880
2090 476,329,495 71,760,077
2089 475,326,347 71,384,150
2088 474,231,442 71,002,449
2087 473,035,563 70,611,426
2086 471,732,001 70,216,014
2085 470,328,175 69,811,545
2084 468,806,172 69,396,198
2083 467,187,453 68,975,962
2082 465,472,417 68,557,881
2081 463,643,190 68,128,154
2080 461,705,493 67,696,442
2079 459,644,523 67,260,252
2078 457,477,264 66,816,984
2077 455,218,871 66,362,519
2076 452,849,991 65,913,810
2075 450,367,356 65,462,568
2074 447,789,885 65,009,654
2073 445,117,028 64,552,502
2072 442,340,440 64,095,245
2071 439,464,323 63,631,386
2070 436,505,329 63,166,693
2069 433,437,998 62,698,228
2068 430,286,232 62,225,674
2067 427,032,499 61,749,683
2066 423,702,640 61,266,762
2065 420,285,359 60,778,749
2064 416,778,394 60,281,212
2063 413,198,800 59,775,807
2062 409,551,159 59,261,881
2061 405,827,482 58,740,914
2060 402,041,765 58,208,824
2059 398,197,311 57,665,803
2058 394,284,767 57,114,037
2057 390,311,065 56,552,712
2056 386,267,580 55,985,589
2055 382,162,992 55,407,187
2054 378,000,511 54,818,525
2053 373,769,779 54,220,761
2052 369,472,476 53,615,713
2051 365,120,741 53,002,852
2050 360,706,317 52,386,166
2049 356,243,287 51,762,174
2048 351,724,743 51,134,317
2047 347,142,279 50,502,162
2046 342,505,549 49,868,057
2045 337,807,869 49,233,860
2044 333,050,132 48,605,591
2043 328,230,652 47,984,479
2042 323,363,366 47,370,990
2041 318,443,989 46,766,713
2040 313,468,061 46,174,827
2039 308,450,008 45,591,616
2038 303,399,842 45,011,890
2037 298,327,800 44,436,551
2036 293,227,654 43,862,840
2035 288,115,630 43,287,434
2034 282,995,818 42,708,536
2033 277,875,880 42,122,973
2032 272,747,599 41,529,468
2031 267,645,657 40,928,141
2030 262,562,767 40,314,175
2029 257,484,616 39,688,984
2028 252,445,821 39,055,901
2027 247,437,680 38,407,447
2026 242,458,365 37,740,059
2025 237,527,782 37,053,428
2024 232,679,478 36,361,859
2023 227,882,945 35,652,307
2022 223,150,896 34,938,955
2021 218,529,286 34,243,696
2020 213,996,181 33,586,372
2019 209,485,641 32,964,701
2018 204,938,755 32,373,490
2017 200,254,579 31,819,178
2016 195,443,700 31,284,568
2015 190,671,878 30,749,346
2014 185,896,915 30,222,994
2013 181,049,443 29,724,065
2012 176,200,625 29,261,903
2011 171,379,598 28,823,196
2010 166,642,886 28,385,506
2009 162,049,464 27,939,328
2008 157,595,014 27,494,774
2007 153,267,261 27,076,008
2006 149,077,334 26,699,043
2005 145,017,253 26,356,975
2004 141,057,045 26,029,350
2003 137,202,644 25,711,259
2002 133,471,989 25,399,980
2001 129,862,595 25,090,283
2000 126,382,494 24,787,054
1999 123,047,320 24,476,008
1998 119,846,254 24,134,929
1997 116,754,792 23,758,960
1996 113,754,779 23,351,981
1995 110,819,428 22,917,589
1994 107,935,714 22,463,291
1993 105,122,069 21,987,955
1992 102,372,770 21,485,090
1991 99,720,162 20,962,910
1990 97,120,925 20,464,956
1989 94,531,014 19,977,183
1988 92,020,090 19,460,630
1987 89,591,716 18,930,070
1986 87,235,953 18,395,621
1985 84,897,973 17,875,339
1984 82,526,443 17,378,846
1983 80,438,260 16,908,400
1982 78,378,701 16,462,736
1981 76,068,103 16,035,032
1980 73,764,641 15,619,936
1979 71,498,242 15,215,587
1978 69,326,532 14,816,349
1977 67,234,590 14,408,822
1976 65,258,009 13,998,620
1975 63,410,815 13,598,521
1974 61,679,144 13,209,011
1973 60,082,139 12,831,047
1972 58,601,748 12,465,106
1971 57,214,684 12,111,511
1970 55,893,838 11,762,638
1969 54,631,914 11,403,150
1968 53,432,783 11,032,155
1967 52,293,065 10,659,180
1966 51,188,234 10,289,294
1965 50,086,764 9,921,681
1964 49,012,016 9,557,611
1963 47,973,575 9,202,246
1962 46,965,292 8,854,368
1961 45,989,310 8,517,711
1960 45,053,782 8,209,109

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/nigeria/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nigeria increased by 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Uzbekistan
2100 0.04% 0.35%
2099 0.06% 0.37%
2098 0.07% 0.39%
2097 0.09% 0.4%
2096 0.1% 0.42%
2095 0.11% 0.44%
2094 0.13% 0.46%
2093 0.15% 0.47%
2092 0.17% 0.49%
2091 0.19% 0.51%
2090 0.21% 0.53%
2089 0.23% 0.54%
2088 0.25% 0.55%
2087 0.28% 0.56%
2086 0.3% 0.58%
2085 0.32% 0.6%
2084 0.35% 0.61%
2083 0.37% 0.61%
2082 0.39% 0.63%
2081 0.42% 0.64%
2080 0.45% 0.65%
2079 0.47% 0.66%
2078 0.5% 0.68%
2077 0.52% 0.68%
2076 0.55% 0.69%
2075 0.58% 0.7%
2074 0.6% 0.71%
2073 0.63% 0.71%
2072 0.65% 0.73%
2071 0.68% 0.74%
2070 0.71% 0.75%
2069 0.73% 0.76%
2068 0.76% 0.77%
2067 0.79% 0.79%
2066 0.81% 0.8%
2065 0.84% 0.83%
2064 0.87% 0.85%
2063 0.89% 0.87%
2062 0.92% 0.89%
2061 0.94% 0.91%
2060 0.97% 0.94%
2059 0.99% 0.97%
2058 1.02% 0.99%
2057 1.05% 1.01%
2056 1.07% 1.04%
2055 1.1% 1.07%
2054 1.13% 1.1%
2053 1.16% 1.13%
2052 1.19% 1.16%
2051 1.22% 1.18%
2050 1.25% 1.21%
2049 1.28% 1.23%
2048 1.32% 1.25%
2047 1.35% 1.27%
2046 1.39% 1.29%
2045 1.43% 1.29%
2044 1.47% 1.29%
2043 1.51% 1.3%
2042 1.54% 1.29%
2041 1.59% 1.28%
2040 1.63% 1.28%
2039 1.66% 1.29%
2038 1.7% 1.29%
2037 1.74% 1.31%
2036 1.77% 1.33%
2035 1.81% 1.36%
2034 1.84% 1.39%
2033 1.88% 1.43%
2032 1.91% 1.47%
2031 1.94% 1.52%
2030 1.97% 1.58%
2029 2% 1.62%
2028 2.02% 1.69%
2027 2.05% 1.77%
2026 2.08% 1.85%
2025 2.08% 1.9%
2024 2.1% 1.99%
2023 2.12% 2.04%
2022 2.11% 2.03%
2021 2.12% 1.96%
2020 2.15% 1.89%
2019 2.22% 1.83%
2018 2.34% 1.74%
2017 2.46% 1.71%
2016 2.5% 1.74%
2015 2.57% 1.74%
2014 2.68% 1.68%
2013 2.75% 1.58%
2012 2.81% 1.52%
2011 2.84% 1.54%
2010 2.83% 1.6%
2009 2.83% 1.62%
2008 2.82% 1.55%
2007 2.81% 1.41%
2006 2.8% 1.3%
2005 2.81% 1.26%
2004 2.81% 1.24%
2003 2.8% 1.23%
2002 2.78% 1.23%
2001 2.75% 1.22%
2000 2.71% 1.27%
1999 2.67% 1.41%
1998 2.65% 1.58%
1997 2.64% 1.74%
1996 2.65% 1.9%
1995 2.67% 2.02%
1994 2.68% 2.16%
1993 2.69% 2.34%
1992 2.66% 2.49%
1991 2.68% 2.43%
1990 2.74% 2.44%
1989 2.73% 2.65%
1988 2.71% 2.8%
1987 2.7% 2.91%
1986 2.75% 2.91%
1985 2.87% 2.86%
1984 2.6% 2.78%
1983 2.63% 2.71%
1982 3.04% 2.67%
1981 3.12% 2.66%
1980 3.17% 2.66%
1979 3.13% 2.69%
1978 3.11% 2.83%
1977 3.03% 2.93%
1976 2.91% 2.94%
1975 2.81% 2.95%
1974 2.66% 2.95%
1973 2.53% 2.94%
1972 2.42% 2.92%
1971 2.36% 2.97%
1970 2.31% 3.15%
1969 2.24% 3.36%
1968 2.18% 3.5%
1967 2.16% 3.59%
1966 2.2% 3.71%
1965 2.19% 3.81%
1964 2.16% 3.86%
1963 2.15% 3.93%
1962 2.12% 3.95%
1961 2.08% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Uzbekistan
Current population
245016045
38082870
Population rank 6/197 42/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 0.46%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
45.7 seconds
One birth every
4.17 seconds
33.9 seconds
One death every
11.6 seconds
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 54/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -15,258 -6,987
Net migration rank 145/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - -6,987
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 709,893 -7,066
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 722,280 -6,004
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 715,410 -5,007
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 689,325 -9,205
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 643,750 -9,208
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 618,154 -9,341
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 585,119 -11,516
2017 4,706,183 78,685 548,372 -13,352
2016 4,761,594 75,265 549,045 -14,839
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 552,781 -16,545
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 536,881 -20,381
2013 4,811,751 40,201 501,742 -20,380
2012 4,774,508 71,138 463,333 -20,381
2011 4,728,363 67,808 454,858 -20,380
2010 4,629,173 47,966 461,293 -20,380
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 471,839 -20,378
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 461,665 -24,028
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 426,880 -27,013
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 383,265 -29,197
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 363,462 -33,386
2004 3,877,376 46,370 363,994 -38,834
2003 3,751,120 33,857 355,098 -44,092
2002 3,606,814 69,594 359,231 -47,679
2001 3,478,370 64,163 356,483 -48,642
2000 3,343,196 74,535 365,138 -66,547
1999 3,155,425 97,195 385,448 -61,955
1998 3,003,946 145,575 408,532 -49,862
1997 2,936,500 96,885 441,631 -48,360
1996 2,882,205 84,448 471,010 -50,314
1995 2,830,771 73,243 493,966 -45,876
1994 2,735,198 128,134 502,279 -41,788
1993 2,673,675 90,200 527,557 -37,377
1992 2,596,173 138,412 548,793 -33,259
1991 2,527,807 42,760 557,886 -29,064
1990 2,491,928 135,959 540,581 -73,478
1989 2,452,324 99,588 522,323 -13,888
1988 2,376,419 93,510 525,126 -473
1987 2,322,397 64,418 537,292 -824
1986 2,295,003 29,682 533,234 -802
1985 2,289,784 61,514 508,893 -773
1984 2,278,060 113,758 485,617 -752
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 454,464 1,568
1982 2,233,401 101,116 431,389 3,897
1981 2,179,884 106,723 413,897 6,223
1980 2,121,618 198,672 401,557 8,540
1979 2,074,807 137,721 387,754 10,864
1978 2,019,621 111,258 372,068 27,783
1977 1,923,917 129,075 369,572 45,622
1976 1,827,289 72,889 363,110 42,094
1975 1,718,623 75,603 357,382 37,611
1974 1,624,813 44,281 350,422 33,600
1973 1,525,485 -618 341,807 30,094
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 333,230 26,748
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 323,171 24,030
1970 1,295,507 7,953 313,216 37,324
1969 1,213,484 6,912 302,833 65,596
1968 1,168,254 9,615 295,651 77,914
1967 1,082,884 18,683 298,350 74,030
1966 1,095,582 12,513 297,844 69,537
1965 1,061,840 32,988 302,264 65,579
1964 1,028,272 26,411 298,790 61,512
1963 995,116 27,115 293,432 57,002
1962 966,452 27,906 292,788 52,532
1961 932,111 25,515 279,841 48,168
1960 901,301 12,131 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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