China vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, total
China
216.72 million
in 2025
Nigeria
96.25 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 216.72 million against 96.25 million in Nigeria, a difference of 120.47 million.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292.08 million | 20.63 million | 271.44 million | China |
| 1970s | 358.86 million | 27.34 million | 331.52 million | China |
| 1980s | 334.66 million | 38.02 million | 296.64 million | China |
| 1990s | 326.86 million | 48.79 million | 278.07 million | China |
| 2000s | 273.71 million | 63.15 million | 210.56 million | China |
| 2010s | 251.89 million | 83.01 million | 168.88 million | China |
| 2020s | 236.63 million | 94.02 million | 142.60 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 216.72 million against 96.25 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between China and Nigeria?
- 120.47 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.