Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Age population, age 15, female, interpolated
Bangladesh
1.59 million
in 2025
Nigeria
2.79 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
7th
Nigeria rank
4th
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.79 million against 1.59 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.20 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 583,148 | 517,099 | 66,049 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 821,040 | 657,899 | 163,141 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.05 million | 880,184 | 169,198 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.39 million | 1.25 million | 144,787 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.56 million | 1.54 million | 20,939 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.70 million | 2.05 million | 352,358 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.68 million | 2.61 million | 932,325 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 15, female, interpolated, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.79 million against 1.59 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 15, female, interpolated between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 1.20 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for age population, age 15, female, interpolated?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 15, 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.