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

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The latest officially reported population of Nigeria was 237,527,782 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nigeria's population is 245,016,045 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 5.62 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Nigeria is ranked the 6th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 3.47% of the world: 2.95% for Nigeria vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Nigeria has had an average growth rate of +2.25% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nigeria has increased from 149M people to 245M (64.4% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Nigeria vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nigeria Yemen
2100 481,640,156 111,481,288
2099 481,456,918 111,166,365
2098 481,181,892 110,823,878
2097 480,838,161 110,463,393
2096 480,422,467 110,075,677
2095 479,938,579 109,669,492
2094 479,395,022 109,238,445
2093 478,769,369 108,785,158
2092 478,059,864 108,301,955
2091 477,236,907 107,796,487
2090 476,329,495 107,270,820
2089 475,326,347 106,721,736
2088 474,231,442 106,150,572
2087 473,035,563 105,558,607
2086 471,732,001 104,947,326
2085 470,328,175 104,309,237
2084 468,806,172 103,657,284
2083 467,187,453 102,986,631
2082 465,472,417 102,302,622
2081 463,643,190 101,596,159
2080 461,705,493 100,875,201
2079 459,644,523 100,134,051
2078 457,477,264 99,378,110
2077 455,218,871 98,609,975
2076 452,849,991 97,818,664
2075 450,367,356 97,013,320
2074 447,789,885 96,187,203
2073 445,117,028 95,346,716
2072 442,340,440 94,485,874
2071 439,464,323 93,603,848
2070 436,505,329 92,709,049
2069 433,437,998 91,795,290
2068 430,286,232 90,865,447
2067 427,032,499 89,921,194
2066 423,702,640 88,958,695
2065 420,285,359 87,982,501
2064 416,778,394 86,994,159
2063 413,198,800 85,982,061
2062 409,551,159 84,947,120
2061 405,827,482 83,896,256
2060 402,041,765 82,829,722
2059 398,197,311 81,744,993
2058 394,284,767 80,641,636
2057 390,311,065 79,527,942
2056 386,267,580 78,400,761
2055 382,162,992 77,261,521
2054 378,000,511 76,109,237
2053 373,769,779 74,951,358
2052 369,472,476 73,780,088
2051 365,120,741 72,598,574
2050 360,706,317 71,404,664
2049 356,243,287 70,211,386
2048 351,724,743 69,012,729
2047 347,142,279 67,813,135
2046 342,505,549 66,608,054
2045 337,807,869 65,404,355
2044 333,050,132 64,201,447
2043 328,230,652 63,002,861
2042 323,363,366 61,810,280
2041 318,443,989 60,624,401
2040 313,468,061 59,448,342
2039 308,450,008 58,277,392
2038 303,399,842 57,109,914
2037 298,327,800 55,948,438
2036 293,227,654 54,784,372
2035 288,115,630 53,617,795
2034 282,995,818 52,452,522
2033 277,875,880 51,284,323
2032 272,747,599 50,117,732
2031 267,645,657 48,947,870
2030 262,562,767 47,764,521
2029 257,484,616 46,573,906
2028 252,445,821 45,382,831
2027 247,437,680 44,183,742
2026 242,458,365 42,980,680
2025 237,527,782 41,773,878
2024 232,679,478 40,583,164
2023 227,882,945 39,390,799
2022 223,150,896 38,222,876
2021 218,529,286 37,140,230
2020 213,996,181 36,134,863
2019 209,485,641 35,111,408
2018 204,938,755 34,085,182
2017 200,254,579 33,090,921
2016 195,443,700 32,109,010
2015 190,671,878 31,159,379
2014 185,896,915 30,226,309
2013 181,049,443 29,312,952
2012 176,200,625 28,433,647
2011 171,379,598 27,582,897
2010 166,642,886 26,754,387
2009 162,049,464 25,927,724
2008 157,595,014 25,111,941
2007 153,267,261 24,318,082
2006 149,077,334 23,543,083
2005 145,017,253 22,790,085
2004 141,057,045 22,095,167
2003 137,202,644 21,456,379
2002 133,471,989 20,835,086
2001 129,862,595 20,226,147
2000 126,382,494 19,624,141
1999 123,047,320 19,029,420
1998 119,846,254 18,446,013
1997 116,754,792 17,873,936
1996 113,754,779 17,313,177
1995 110,819,428 16,740,058
1994 107,935,714 16,149,147
1993 105,122,069 15,563,914
1992 102,372,770 14,989,494
1991 99,720,162 14,430,201
1990 97,120,925 13,887,862
1989 94,531,014 13,364,174
1988 92,020,090 12,859,708
1987 89,591,716 12,369,912
1986 87,235,953 11,901,040
1985 84,897,973 11,453,825
1984 82,526,443 11,025,597
1983 80,438,260 10,621,499
1982 78,378,701 10,241,006
1981 76,068,103 9,882,362
1980 73,764,641 9,543,358
1979 71,498,242 9,224,194
1978 69,326,532 8,926,586
1977 67,234,590 8,648,222
1976 65,258,009 8,384,113
1975 63,410,815 8,133,598
1974 61,679,144 7,896,783
1973 60,082,139 7,672,796
1972 58,601,748 7,460,068
1971 57,214,684 7,257,462
1970 55,893,838 7,065,279
1969 54,631,914 6,875,859
1968 53,432,783 6,690,524
1967 52,293,065 6,516,444
1966 51,188,234 6,351,494
1965 50,086,764 6,195,593
1964 49,012,016 6,048,006
1963 47,973,575 5,911,135
1962 46,965,292 5,782,221
1961 45,989,310 5,655,232
1960 45,053,782 5,532,301

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 Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nigeria gained 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Nigeria was ranked 7th most populous country in 2006 and is 6th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Nigeria
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nigeria Yemen
2100 0.04% 0.28%
2099 0.06% 0.31%
2098 0.07% 0.33%
2097 0.09% 0.35%
2096 0.1% 0.37%
2095 0.11% 0.39%
2094 0.13% 0.42%
2093 0.15% 0.45%
2092 0.17% 0.47%
2091 0.19% 0.49%
2090 0.21% 0.51%
2089 0.23% 0.54%
2088 0.25% 0.56%
2087 0.28% 0.58%
2086 0.3% 0.61%
2085 0.32% 0.63%
2084 0.35% 0.65%
2083 0.37% 0.67%
2082 0.39% 0.7%
2081 0.42% 0.71%
2080 0.45% 0.74%
2079 0.47% 0.76%
2078 0.5% 0.78%
2077 0.52% 0.81%
2076 0.55% 0.83%
2075 0.58% 0.86%
2074 0.6% 0.88%
2073 0.63% 0.91%
2072 0.65% 0.94%
2071 0.68% 0.97%
2070 0.71% 1%
2069 0.73% 1.02%
2068 0.76% 1.05%
2067 0.79% 1.08%
2066 0.81% 1.11%
2065 0.84% 1.14%
2064 0.87% 1.18%
2063 0.89% 1.22%
2062 0.92% 1.25%
2061 0.94% 1.29%
2060 0.97% 1.33%
2059 0.99% 1.37%
2058 1.02% 1.4%
2057 1.05% 1.44%
2056 1.07% 1.47%
2055 1.1% 1.51%
2054 1.13% 1.54%
2053 1.16% 1.59%
2052 1.19% 1.63%
2051 1.22% 1.67%
2050 1.25% 1.7%
2049 1.28% 1.74%
2048 1.32% 1.77%
2047 1.35% 1.81%
2046 1.39% 1.84%
2045 1.43% 1.87%
2044 1.47% 1.9%
2043 1.51% 1.93%
2042 1.54% 1.96%
2041 1.59% 1.98%
2040 1.63% 2.01%
2039 1.66% 2.04%
2038 1.7% 2.08%
2037 1.74% 2.12%
2036 1.77% 2.18%
2035 1.81% 2.22%
2034 1.84% 2.28%
2033 1.88% 2.33%
2032 1.91% 2.39%
2031 1.94% 2.48%
2030 1.97% 2.56%
2029 2% 2.62%
2028 2.02% 2.71%
2027 2.05% 2.8%
2026 2.08% 2.89%
2025 2.08% 2.93%
2024 2.1% 3.03%
2023 2.12% 3.06%
2022 2.11% 2.92%
2021 2.12% 2.78%
2020 2.15% 2.91%
2019 2.22% 3.01%
2018 2.34% 3%
2017 2.46% 3.06%
2016 2.5% 3.05%
2015 2.57% 3.09%
2014 2.68% 3.12%
2013 2.75% 3.09%
2012 2.81% 3.08%
2011 2.84% 3.1%
2010 2.83% 3.19%
2009 2.83% 3.25%
2008 2.82% 3.26%
2007 2.81% 3.29%
2006 2.8% 3.3%
2005 2.81% 3.15%
2004 2.81% 2.98%
2003 2.8% 2.98%
2002 2.78% 3.01%
2001 2.75% 3.07%
2000 2.71% 3.13%
1999 2.67% 3.16%
1998 2.65% 3.2%
1997 2.64% 3.24%
1996 2.65% 3.42%
1995 2.67% 3.66%
1994 2.68% 3.76%
1993 2.69% 3.83%
1992 2.66% 3.88%
1991 2.68% 3.91%
1990 2.74% 3.92%
1989 2.73% 3.92%
1988 2.71% 3.96%
1987 2.7% 3.94%
1986 2.75% 3.9%
1985 2.87% 3.88%
1984 2.6% 3.8%
1983 2.63% 3.72%
1982 3.04% 3.63%
1981 3.12% 3.55%
1980 3.17% 3.46%
1979 3.13% 3.33%
1978 3.11% 3.22%
1977 3.03% 3.15%
1976 2.91% 3.08%
1975 2.81% 3%
1974 2.66% 2.92%
1973 2.53% 2.85%
1972 2.42% 2.79%
1971 2.36% 2.72%
1970 2.31% 2.75%
1969 2.24% 2.77%
1968 2.18% 2.67%
1967 2.16% 2.6%
1966 2.2% 2.52%
1965 2.19% 2.44%
1964 2.16% 2.32%
1963 2.15% 2.23%
1962 2.12% 2.25%
1961 2.08% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Nigeria Yemen
Current population
245016045
43598646
Population rank 6/197 37/197
Percent of world population 2.95% 0.52%
One net population change
6.52 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
4.17 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
11.6 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13,283 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +4,848,304 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +2.08% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 15/197
One migration net change every
34.5 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -15,258 -16,291
Net migration rank 145/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,403,281 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 49/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 173/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nigeria
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nigeria Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,258 - -16,291
2024 4,851,833 -35,202 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 4,834,309 -57,936 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 4,739,502 -51,680 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 4,641,562 -86,115 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 4,525,164 -14,497 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 4,609,941 -99,722 1,056,432 2,129
2018 4,659,898 -76,565 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 4,706,183 78,685 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 4,761,594 75,265 975,697 -6,492
2015 4,823,045 -116,162 939,922 -9,883
2014 4,862,319 -19,376 920,330 15,764
2013 4,811,751 40,201 884,929 5,697
2012 4,774,508 71,138 845,645 22,349
2011 4,728,363 67,808 806,359 27,184
2010 4,629,173 47,966 803,246 20,269
2009 4,528,149 -18,422 798,911 30,919
2008 4,412,976 -13,646 779,123 22,621
2007 4,265,428 -9,162 764,780 21,210
2006 4,135,703 -12,093 750,082 13,940
2005 4,013,788 -17,146 726,708 15,283
2004 3,877,376 46,370 710,493 -62,641
2003 3,751,120 33,857 694,457 -64,737
2002 3,606,814 69,594 672,494 -59,648
2001 3,478,370 64,163 658,704 -53,698
2000 3,343,196 74,535 646,694 -47,713
1999 3,155,425 97,195 633,166 -42,731
1998 3,003,946 145,575 615,488 -39,096
1997 2,936,500 96,885 604,443 -36,694
1996 2,882,205 84,448 588,786 -35,043
1995 2,830,771 73,243 607,966 -15,485
1994 2,735,198 128,134 602,363 -13,040
1993 2,673,675 90,200 595,459 -14,332
1992 2,596,173 138,412 582,072 -14,372
1991 2,527,807 42,760 565,837 -14,964
1990 2,491,928 135,959 549,654 -15,847
1989 2,452,324 99,588 530,464 -16,876
1988 2,376,419 93,510 513,296 -17,952
1987 2,322,397 64,418 493,337 -9,097
1986 2,295,003 29,682 464,665 -11,151
1985 2,289,784 61,514 455,576 -14,660
1984 2,278,060 113,758 434,674 -19,143
1983 2,292,089 -507,539 414,823 -22,152
1982 2,233,401 101,116 392,302 -23,981
1981 2,179,884 106,723 374,482 -25,499
1980 2,121,618 198,672 355,767 -26,740
1979 2,074,807 137,721 336,378 -27,090
1978 2,019,621 111,258 312,439 -26,524
1977 1,923,917 129,075 296,115 -25,305
1976 1,827,289 72,889 281,078 -23,669
1975 1,718,623 75,603 266,815 -23,192
1974 1,624,813 44,281 252,737 -22,726
1973 1,525,485 -618 240,235 -22,282
1972 1,448,928 -12,962 229,322 -21,826
1971 1,373,896 -35,639 219,095 -21,386
1970 1,295,507 7,953 207,613 -20,966
1969 1,213,484 6,912 196,305 -4,121
1968 1,168,254 9,615 182,518 -4,031
1967 1,082,884 18,683 173,637 -3,959
1966 1,095,582 12,513 164,091 -3,874
1965 1,061,840 32,988 155,398 -3,797
1964 1,028,272 26,411 147,299 -3,712
1963 995,116 27,115 133,781 -3,640
1962 966,452 27,906 131,262 -3,572
1961 932,111 25,515 129,787 -3,503
1960 901,301 12,131 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,403,281 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nigeria, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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