Indonesia vs Nigeria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Indonesia
41.21 million
in 2025
Nigeria
41.75 million
in 2025
Indonesia rank
9th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 41.75 million against 41.21 million in Indonesia, a difference of 538,500.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.40 million | 2.91 million | 5.50 million | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 12.29 million | 5.15 million | 7.14 million | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 18.02 million | 9.30 million | 8.72 million | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 23.12 million | 14.40 million | 8.72 million | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 27.81 million | 20.58 million | 7.23 million | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 33.57 million | 28.87 million | 4.70 million | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 39.22 million | 38.11 million | 1.11 million | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 41.75 million against 41.21 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 538,500, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Indonesia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.