Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate
Nigeria
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.5853 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
33rd
Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.88 % change on previous year against 0.5853 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.29 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 0.0846 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.2262 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0.0512 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.76 % change on previous year | 0.6564 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 0.3687 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 2.88 % change on previous year against 0.5853 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 2.29 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.