Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, female
Bangladesh
8.61 million
in 2025
Nigeria
11.19 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
7th
Nigeria rank
4th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.19 million against 8.61 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.58 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 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 | 2.40 million | 2.18 million | 225,021 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 3.07 million | 2.66 million | 415,619 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.18 million | 3.47 million | 706,268 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 5.54 million | 4.76 million | 781,359 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7.09 million | 6.46 million | 638,065 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.56 million | 8.01 million | 452,103 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 8.56 million | 10.19 million | 1.63 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.19 million against 8.61 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 2.58 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 20-24, 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.