India vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, total

India
354.19 million
in 2025
Nigeria
96.25 million
in 2025
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

Population ages 0-14, total over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 354.19 million against 96.25 million in Nigeria, a difference of 257.94 million.

That makes India's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 200.56 million 20.63 million 179.93 million India
1970s 246.48 million 27.34 million 219.13 million India
1980s 300.53 million 38.02 million 262.52 million India
1990s 355.14 million 48.79 million 306.35 million India
2000s 385.14 million 63.15 million 321.99 million India
2010s 383.48 million 83.01 million 300.48 million India
2020s 361.83 million 94.02 million 267.81 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, India or Nigeria?
India, at 354.19 million against 96.25 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between India and Nigeria?
257.94 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.