Nigeria vs United States of America: Age population, age 06, female, interpolated
Nigeria
3.15 million
in 2025
United States of America
1.89 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
3rd
United States of America rank
6th
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated over time
- Nigeria
- United States of America
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.15 million against 1.89 million in United States of America, a difference of 1.26 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 681,528 | 2.02 million | 1.34 million | United States of America |
| 1970s | 897,589 | 1.75 million | 851,310 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 1.65 million | 373,808 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.60 million | 1.90 million | 301,104 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.09 million | 1.91 million | 184,062 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.81 million | 2.03 million | 779,249 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.16 million | 1.96 million | 1.20 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 06, female, interpolated, Nigeria or United States of America?
- Nigeria, at 3.15 million against 1.89 million in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 06, female, interpolated between Nigeria and United States of America?
- 1.26 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for age population, age 06, female, interpolated?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 06, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.