Australia vs Niger: Population, total
Australia
27.61 million
in 2025
Niger
27.92 million
in 2025
Australia rank
55th
Niger rank
54th
Population, total over time
- Australia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 27.92 million against 27.61 million in Australia, a difference of 303,400.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Niger ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.27 million | 4.00 million | 7.27 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.67 million | 5.27 million | 8.40 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.72 million | 7.04 million | 8.68 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 17.93 million | 9.62 million | 8.32 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.18 million | 13.60 million | 6.59 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.66 million | 19.65 million | 4.01 million | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.47 million | 25.77 million | 696,683 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Australia or Niger?
- Niger, at 27.92 million against 27.61 million in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Australia and Niger?
- 303,400, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Niger rank globally for population, total?
- Australia ranks 55th and Niger ranks 54th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.