Nigeria vs Zambia: Population ages 05-09, female
Nigeria
13.3%
in 2025
Zambia
13.4%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.4% against 13.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 15.0% | 1.9% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 15.5% | 1.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 15.7% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 15.3% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 15.2% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 15.0% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.9% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.4% against 13.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, 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 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.