Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 15-19, female
Bangladesh
8.28 million
in 2025
Nigeria
13.17 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
7th
Nigeria rank
4th
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.17 million against 8.28 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.89 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 million | 2.46 million | 283,708 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 3.79 million | 3.10 million | 696,070 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.86 million | 4.10 million | 766,997 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.55 million | 5.82 million | 724,697 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7.68 million | 7.33 million | 347,530 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 8.21 million | 9.52 million | 1.31 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 8.60 million | 12.25 million | 3.65 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.17 million against 8.28 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 4.89 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 15-19, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria 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 15-19, female. 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 15 to 19.