Nigeria vs United States: Population ages 0-14, total
Nigeria
96.25 million
in 2025
United States
58.44 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 96.25 million against 58.44 million in United States, a difference of 37.80 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.63 million | 58.79 million | 38.15 million | United States |
| 1970s | 27.34 million | 54.91 million | 27.56 million | United States |
| 1980s | 38.02 million | 51.40 million | 13.39 million | United States |
| 1990s | 48.79 million | 57.28 million | 8.49 million | United States |
| 2000s | 63.15 million | 60.19 million | 2.96 million | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 83.01 million | 61.51 million | 21.50 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 94.02 million | 59.60 million | 34.43 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Nigeria or United States?
- Nigeria, at 96.25 million against 58.44 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Nigeria and United States?
- 37.80 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th 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.