India vs Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, female

India
61.77 million
in 2025
Nigeria
11.19 million
in 2025
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
4th

Population ages 20-24, female over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 61.77 million against 11.19 million in Nigeria, a difference of 50.58 million.

That makes India's figure about 5.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 217 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 18.82 million 2.18 million 16.64 million India
1970s 25.74 million 2.66 million 23.09 million India
1980s 33.57 million 3.47 million 30.10 million India
1990s 41.25 million 4.76 million 36.48 million India
2000s 50.82 million 6.46 million 44.37 million India
2010s 58.07 million 8.01 million 50.06 million India
2020s 61.26 million 10.19 million 51.08 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, India or Nigeria?
India, at 61.77 million against 11.19 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between India and Nigeria?
50.58 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
India ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Population ages 20-24, female
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 20 to 24.