India vs Nigeria: Age population, age 16, female, interpolated
India
12.07 million
in 2025
Nigeria
2.71 million
in 2025
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
4th
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 12.07 million against 2.71 million in Nigeria, a difference of 9.36 million.
That makes India's figure about 4.5 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 217 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 million | 504,300 | 4.08 million | India |
| 1970s | 6.30 million | 637,871 | 5.66 million | India |
| 1980s | 7.72 million | 847,184 | 6.88 million | India |
| 1990s | 9.50 million | 1.21 million | 8.30 million | India |
| 2000s | 11.37 million | 1.50 million | 9.86 million | India |
| 2010s | 12.23 million | 1.97 million | 10.25 million | India |
| 2020s | 12.20 million | 2.53 million | 9.67 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 16, female, interpolated, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 12.07 million against 2.71 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 16, female, interpolated between India and Nigeria?
- 9.36 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for age population, age 16, female, interpolated?
- India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 16, 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.