Ghana vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate
Ghana
0.7453 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
0.8538 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
60th
Nigeria rank
57th
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.8538 % change on previous year against 0.7453 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 0.1085 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 60th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 0.7047 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 0.6757 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 0.7137 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 0.4521 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 0.4785 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.95 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.0712 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.8538 % change on previous year against 0.7453 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.1085 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 60th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.