Nigeria vs World: Population ages 0-14, total
Nigeria
96.25 million
in 2025
World
2.01 billion
in 2025
Nigeria rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 2.01 billion against 96.25 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.91 billion.
That makes World's figure about 20.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 215 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.63 million | 1.25 billion | 1.22 billion | World |
| 1970s | 27.34 million | 1.49 billion | 1.46 billion | World |
| 1980s | 38.02 million | 1.65 billion | 1.61 billion | World |
| 1990s | 48.79 million | 1.82 billion | 1.77 billion | World |
| 2000s | 63.15 million | 1.88 billion | 1.81 billion | World |
| 2010s | 83.01 million | 1.97 billion | 1.89 billion | World |
| 2020s | 94.02 million | 2.02 billion | 1.93 billion | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Nigeria or World?
- World, at 2.01 billion against 96.25 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Nigeria and World?
- 1.91 billion, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 215 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.