Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3173 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.4052 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th
Nigeria rank
20th

Population ages 0-14, total, per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4052 units per person against 0.3173 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0879 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4336 units per person 0.4152 units per person 0.0184 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 0.4399 units per person 0.4333 units per person 0.0066 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.4343 units per person 0.4526 units per person 0.0183 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.419 units per person 0.4453 units per person 0.0263 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.3671 units per person 0.4399 units per person 0.0728 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.3403 units per person 0.4413 units per person 0.1011 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.3267 units per person 0.417 units per person 0.0903 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4052 units per person against 0.3173 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nigeria?
0.0879 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.