Brazil vs Nigeria: Population, total

Brazil

212.81 million

in 2025

Nigeria

237.53 million

in 2025

Brazil rank

7th

Nigeria rank

6th

Population, total over time

Brazil
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 237.53 million against 212.81 million in Brazil, a difference of 24.72 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Brazil
Population, total in Nigeria
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.