Nigeria Ranked 6th Globally With Population of 235 Million People

Nigeria is now the sixth most populous country globally, with an estimated population of 235,091,156 million people as of 30th of December 2024, according to data from the World Population Review and Worldometer.

India tops the rankings with 1.457 billion people, followed by China with 1.417 billion.

The United States occupies third place with 346 million, while Indonesia (284.6 million) and Pakistan (253.2 million) rank fourth and fifth, respectively.

 

This confirms Nigeria’s position as Africa’s largest population hub, emphasizing its importance in global demographic trends. Nigeria sits ahead of Brazil (212.4 million), Bangladesh (174.6 million), and Russia (144.4 million).

Ethiopia follows in 10th place globally with a population of 132 million, while Egypt ranks 13th with 116 million people. Other notable African countries in the rankings include South Africa, with 64 million people, ranking 24th globally, and Niger, with 27 million, ranked 54th.

With the world’s population now at 8.2 billion, the growth trend calls for strategies to manage urbanization, resource allocation, and economic challenges, especially in rapidly expanding countries like Nigeria.

 

Here is the global population breakdown, highlighting key countries and their population sizes. This list includes 42 nations and territories:

 

Top 10 most populous countries:

India 🇮🇳 – 1.450 billion

 

China 🇨🇳 – 1.419 billion

 

USA 🇺🇸 – 345 million

 

Indonesia 🇮🇩 – 283 million

 

Pakistan 🇵🇰 – 251 million

Nigeria 🇳🇬 – 235 million

 

Brazil 🇧🇷 – 211 million

 

Bangladesh 🇧🇩 – 173 million

 

Russia 🇷🇺 – 144 million

 

Ethiopia 🇪🇹 – 132 million

 

Other countries on the list:

 

Mexico 🇲🇽 – 130 million

 

Japan 🇯🇵 – 123 million

 

Egypt 🇪🇬 – 116 million

 

Iran 🇮🇷 – 91 million

 

Turkey 🇹🇷 – 87 million

 

Germany 🇩🇪 – 84 million

 

UK 🇬🇧 – 69 million

 

France 🇫🇷 – 66 million

 

South Africa 🇿🇦 – 64 million

 

Italy 🇮🇹 – 59 million

 

Smaller populations:

Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 20 million

 

Netherlands 🇳🇱 – 18 million

 

UAE 🇦🇪 – 11 million

 

Sweden 🇸🇪 – 10.6 million

 

Austria 🇦🇹 – 9.1 million

 

Serbia 🇷🇸 – 6.7 million

 

Singapore 🇸🇬 – 5.8 million

Norway 🇳🇴 – 5.5 million

 

Kuwait 🇰🇼 – 4.9 million

 

Qatar 🇶🇦 – 3 million

 

Least populous territories:

Luxembourg 🇱🇺 – 673 thousand

 

Iceland 🇮🇸 – 393 thousand

 

Seychelles 🇸🇨 – 130 thousand

 

Greenland 🇬🇱 – 55 thousand

 

Monaco 🇲🇨 – 38 thousand

 

Vatican 🇻🇦 – 496