Nigeria vs Pakistan: Age population, age 16, female, interpolated
Nigeria
2.71 million
in 2025
Pakistan
2.77 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.77 million against 2.71 million in Nigeria, a difference of 59,510.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 504,300 | 496,535 | 7,765 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 637,871 | 701,784 | 63,913 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 847,184 | 982,464 | 135,280 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.21 million | 1.36 million | 155,196 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.50 million | 1.94 million | 435,222 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 2.30 million | 328,156 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.53 million | 2.57 million | 39,153 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 16, female, interpolated, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.77 million against 2.71 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 16, female, interpolated between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 59,510, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for age population, age 16, female, interpolated?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.