Which has higher population, Nigeria or United States?

United States, at 340.11 million against 232.68 million in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Nigeria and United States?

107.43 million, with United States ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs United States: Population

Nigeria

232.68 million

in 2024

United States

340.11 million

in 2024

Nigeria rank

6th

United States rank

3rd

Population over time

Nigeria
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 340.11 million against 232.68 million in Nigeria, a difference of 107.43 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	49.66 million	192.50 million	142.84 million	United States
1970s	63.02 million	215.03 million	152.01 million	United States
1980s	83.95 million	236.96 million	153.02 million	United States
1990s	109.65 million	264.54 million	154.89 million	United States
2000s	143.50 million	294.37 million	150.87 million	United States
2010s	188.20 million	320.31 million	132.11 million	United States
2020s	223.25 million	334.92 million	111.67 million	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Nigeria or United States?: United States, at 340.11 million against 232.68 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Nigeria and United States?: 107.43 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population?: Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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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