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United States vs Nigeria: population comparison

Current population of United States

343,756,314

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,065
Deaths today
1,753
Change today (UTC)
+1,018

Current population of Nigeria

242,935,504

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
4,400
Deaths today
1,576
Change today (UTC)
+2,792

United States has a population of 341,784,857 and Nigeria has 237,527,782 (2025 estimates). United States is currently larger by 104,257,075 people — about 1.4 times Nigeria's population. They rank 3 and 6 in the world respectively.

Their trajectories differ: Nigeria grows at +2.06% per year versus +0.52% for United States. At current rates the balance between them keeps shifting.

Beyond size, the structures differ: Nigeria is the younger society (median age 18.1 vs 38.5); Nigeria is far more crowded at 250 people per km² against 37.

United States vs Nigeria population, 1960–2025

United StatesNigeria
075M150M225M300M375M19601970198019902000201020202025: 237.53M2025: 341.78M1960: 180,671,0001961: 183,691,0001962: 186,538,0001963: 189,242,0001964: 191,889,0001965: 194,303,0001966: 196,560,0001967: 198,712,0001968: 200,706,0001969: 202,677,0001970: 205,052,0001971: 207,661,0001972: 209,896,0001973: 211,909,0001974: 213,854,0001975: 215,973,0001976: 218,035,0001977: 220,239,0001978: 222,585,0001979: 225,055,0001980: 227,225,0001981: 229,466,0001982: 231,664,0001983: 233,792,0001984: 235,825,0001985: 237,924,0001986: 240,133,0001987: 242,289,0001988: 244,499,0001989: 246,819,0001990: 249,623,0001991: 252,981,0001992: 256,514,0001993: 259,919,0001994: 263,126,0001995: 266,278,0001996: 269,394,0001997: 272,657,0001998: 275,854,0001999: 279,040,0002000: 282,162,4112001: 284,968,9552002: 287,625,1932003: 290,107,9332004: 292,805,2982005: 295,516,5992006: 298,379,9122007: 301,231,2072008: 304,093,9662009: 306,771,5292010: 309,378,2272011: 311,839,4612012: 314,339,0992013: 316,726,2822014: 319,257,5602015: 321,815,1212016: 324,353,3402017: 326,608,6092018: 328,529,5772019: 330,226,2272020: 331,578,1042021: 332,100,1662022: 333,996,3042023: 336,755,0522024: 340,003,7972025: 341,784,8571960: 45,053,7821961: 45,989,3101962: 46,965,2921963: 47,973,5751964: 49,012,0161965: 50,086,7641966: 51,188,2341967: 52,293,0651968: 53,432,7831969: 54,631,9141970: 55,893,8381971: 57,214,6841972: 58,601,7481973: 60,082,1391974: 61,679,1441975: 63,410,8151976: 65,258,0091977: 67,234,5901978: 69,326,5321979: 71,498,2421980: 73,764,6411981: 76,068,1031982: 78,378,7011983: 80,438,2601984: 82,526,4431985: 84,897,9731986: 87,235,9531987: 89,591,7161988: 92,020,0901989: 94,531,0141990: 97,120,9251991: 99,720,1621992: 102,372,7701993: 105,122,0691994: 107,935,7141995: 110,819,4281996: 113,754,7791997: 116,754,7921998: 119,846,2541999: 123,047,3202000: 126,382,4942001: 129,862,5952002: 133,471,9892003: 137,202,6442004: 141,057,0452005: 145,017,2532006: 149,077,3342007: 153,267,2612008: 157,595,0142009: 162,049,4642010: 166,642,8862011: 171,379,5982012: 176,200,6252013: 181,049,4432014: 185,896,9152015: 190,671,8782016: 195,443,7002017: 200,254,5792018: 204,938,7552019: 209,485,6412020: 213,996,1812021: 218,529,2862022: 223,150,8962023: 227,882,9452024: 232,679,4782025: 237,527,782

Side by side

United States and Nigeria compared across demographic indicators
IndicatorUnited StatesNigeria
Population341,784,857237,527,782
Annual growth+0.52%+2.06%
Yearly change+1,781,060+4,848,304
Density (P/km²)37250
Land area (km²)9,147,420910,770
Median age38.5 yrs18.1 yrs
Fertility rate1.634.38
Life expectancy78.9 yrs54.6 yrs
Urban population80%64%
World share4.16%2.89%
2050 projection (UN)380,846,910359,185,556

Latest World Bank estimates; median age and 2050 projections from UN WPP 2024. Full profiles: United States · Nigeria

United States vs Nigeria FAQ

Is United States bigger than Nigeria by population?

United States currently has the larger population: 341,784,857 versus 237,527,782 (2025 estimates) — a gap of 104.26 million people.

Which grows faster, United States or Nigeria?

Nigeria currently grows faster: +2.06% per year versus +0.52%.

How do United States and Nigeria compare in 2050?

UN medium-variant projections put United States at 380,846,910 and Nigeria at 359,185,556 in 2050.

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