China vs Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, female
China
36.06 million
in 2025
Nigeria
11.19 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
4th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 36.06 million against 11.19 million in Nigeria, a difference of 24.87 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 217 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.52 million | 2.18 million | 23.34 million | China |
| 1970s | 41.61 million | 2.66 million | 38.95 million | China |
| 1980s | 50.20 million | 3.47 million | 46.73 million | China |
| 1990s | 57.63 million | 4.76 million | 52.87 million | China |
| 2000s | 50.81 million | 6.46 million | 44.36 million | China |
| 2010s | 48.74 million | 8.01 million | 40.73 million | China |
| 2020s | 36.99 million | 10.19 million | 26.80 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 36.06 million against 11.19 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between China and Nigeria?
- 24.87 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 217 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.