Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?

Nigeria, at 15.65 million against 14.89 million in Pakistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population ages 05-09, female

Nigeria

15.65 million

in 2025

Pakistan

14.89 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

4th

Population ages 05-09, female over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15.65 million against 14.89 million in Pakistan, a difference of 756,800.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.30 million	3.47 million	172,540	Pakistan
1970s	4.32 million	4.80 million	475,868	Pakistan
1980s	6.16 million	6.64 million	485,219	Pakistan
1990s	7.77 million	9.52 million	1.75 million	Pakistan
2000s	10.07 million	11.60 million	1.53 million	Pakistan
2010s	13.61 million	13.47 million	134,710	Nigeria
2020s	15.57 million	14.81 million	764,183	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 15.65 million against 14.89 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 756,800, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?: Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, female
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female population between the ages 5 to 9.