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Nigeria vs South Africa: Population, total

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Population, total was 232.68M, compared to South Africa's 64.01M. That makes Nigeria's value 263.5% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #6 of 217 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
232.68M
Year-over-year
+2.1%
10-year change
+25.2%
Peak
232.68M (2024)
Trough
145.02M (2005)

South Africa

Rank #24 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
64.01M
Year-over-year
+1.3%
10-year change
+15.1%
Peak
64.01M (2024)
Trough
49.49M (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.