Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Population ages 00-04, female
Ethiopia
14.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
14.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
21st
Population ages 00-04, female over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.4% against 14.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 18.3% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.4% | 2.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 17.1% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.9% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 14.4% against 14.2% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, female between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 00-04, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.