Ghana vs Niger: Population ages 0-14, total
Ghana
12.42 million
in 2025
Niger
12.91 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
34th
Niger rank
32nd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Ghana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 12.91 million against 12.42 million in Ghana, a difference of 482,200.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Niger ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.68 million | 1.95 million | 1.73 million | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.87 million | 2.50 million | 2.37 million | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.14 million | 3.31 million | 2.83 million | Ghana |
| 1990s | 7.60 million | 4.50 million | 3.10 million | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.01 million | 6.58 million | 2.42 million | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10.92 million | 9.64 million | 1.28 million | Ghana |
| 2020s | 12.16 million | 12.14 million | 18,200 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Ghana or Niger?
- Niger, at 12.91 million against 12.42 million in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Ghana and Niger?
- 482,200, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Niger ranks 32nd of 217 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.