Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population, total
Bangladesh
175.69 million
in 2025
Nigeria
237.53 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Population, total over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 237.53 million against 175.69 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 61.84 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Globally, Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.