Eritrea vs Nigeria: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Eritrea
2.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
2.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
41st
Nigeria rank
38th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.95 % change on previous year against 2.89 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 38th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.2422 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0.0089 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 0.2298 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9806 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 0.3581 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 0.1544 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.95 % change on previous year against 2.89 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 38th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, 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, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.