Australia vs Nigeria: Population, annual growth rate
Australia
2.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
2.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
50th
Nigeria rank
49th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.1 % change on previous year against 2.07 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 186 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 0.1814 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0.6846 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Australia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.1 % change on previous year against 2.07 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Australia and Nigeria?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.