What is the difference in population between Bangladesh and Nigeria?

59.12 million, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population

Bangladesh

173.56 million

in 2024

Nigeria

232.68 million

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

8th

Nigeria rank

6th

Population over time

Bangladesh
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 232.68 million against 173.56 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 59.12 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	59.25 million	49.66 million	9.59 million	Bangladesh
1970s	76.99 million	63.02 million	13.97 million	Bangladesh
1980s	98.88 million	83.95 million	14.93 million	Bangladesh
1990s	121.62 million	109.65 million	11.97 million	Bangladesh
2000s	143.36 million	143.50 million	136,600	Nigeria
2010s	158.62 million	188.20 million	29.58 million	Nigeria
2020s	169.67 million	223.25 million	53.57 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bangladesh or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 232.68 million against 173.56 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 59.12 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for population?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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