Nigeria vs Russia: Population, total

Nigeria

237.53 million

in 2025

Russia

143.51 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

6th

Russia rank

9th

Population, total over time

Nigeria
Russia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 237.53 million against 143.51 million in Russia, a difference of 94.02 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.

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

Globally, Nigeria ranks 6th and Russia ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Nigeria
Population, total in Russia
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.