Middle Africa vs Nigeria: Population — Total Population - Both sexes

Middle Africa
204,282 1000 No
in 2023
Nigeria
227,883 1000 No
in 2023
Middle Africa rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
6th

Population — Total Population - Both sexes over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k201020162023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 227,883 1000 No against 204,282 1000 No in Middle Africa, a difference of 23,601 1000 No.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Middle Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Middle Africa ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 20 regions.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
2010s 156,772 1000 No 188,197 1000 No 31,424 1000 No Nigeria
2020s 195,104 1000 No 220,890 1000 No 25,786 1000 No Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population — total population - both sexes, Middle Africa or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 227,883 1000 No against 204,282 1000 No in Middle Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population — total population - both sexes between Middle Africa and Nigeria?
23,601 1000 No, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Middle Africa and Nigeria rank globally for population — total population - both sexes?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 20 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population — Total Population - Both sexes
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.