Indonesia vs Nigeria: Population by labor force status

Indonesia

69.28 million people

in 2025

Nigeria

96.25 million people

in 2025

Indonesia rank

5th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Population by labor force status over time

Nigeria currently reports 96.25 million people against 69.28 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 26.97 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Indicator: Population by labor force status
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population below working age (under 15 years old).