Nigeria vs South Asia: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita

Nigeria
0.4052 units per person
in 2025
South Asia
0.2459 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
20th
South Asia rank
22nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4052 units per person against 0.2459 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.1593 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 20th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4152 units per person 0.4153 units per person 0.0001 units per person South Asia
1970s 0.4333 units per person 0.411 units per person 0.0224 units per person Nigeria
1980s 0.4526 units per person 0.3983 units per person 0.0544 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.4453 units per person 0.3768 units per person 0.0686 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.4399 units per person 0.3395 units per person 0.1004 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.4413 units per person 0.294 units per person 0.1473 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.417 units per person 0.2563 units per person 0.1607 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, Nigeria or South Asia?
Nigeria, at 0.4052 units per person against 0.2459 units per person in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, per capita between Nigeria and South Asia?
0.1593 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Asia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and South Asia rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 20th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
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.