Nigeria vs Pakistan: Age population, age 21, female, interpolated
Nigeria
2.33 million
in 2025
Pakistan
2.35 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.35 million against 2.33 million in Nigeria, a difference of 19,950.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria 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 | 446,505 | 441,299 | 5,206 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 546,516 | 557,222 | 10,706 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 715,503 | 856,733 | 141,230 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 992,073 | 1.12 million | 130,026 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 1.63 million | 306,953 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 2.05 million | 393,927 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.12 million | 2.29 million | 169,910 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 21, female, interpolated, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.35 million against 2.33 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 21, female, interpolated between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 19,950, 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 21, 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 21, 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.