Nigeria ranked sixth in global population with 235 million people

Nigeria ranked 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 topped the rankings with 1.457 billion people, followed by China with 1.417 billion.

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

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This confirmed Nigeria’s position as Africa’s largest population hub, emphasizing its importance in global demographic trends.

Nigeria was ranked ahead of Brazil (212.4 million), Bangladesh (174.6 million), and Russia (144.4 million).

Ethiopia followed in 10th place globally with a population of 132 million, while Egypt ranked 13th with 116 million people.

Other notable African countries in the rankings included South Africa, with 64 million people, ranking 24th globally, and Niger, with 27 million, and was ranked 54th.

Notably, the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 111 million people, held the 15th spot globally, though it was not reflected in the original list.

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

[With Nairametrics report]