How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs United States: Population ages 20-24, female

Nigeria

11.19 million

in 2025

United States

10.99 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

4th

United States rank

5th

Population ages 20-24, female over time

Nigeria
United States

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.19 million against 10.99 million in United States, a difference of 192,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.18 million	6.84 million	4.66 million	United States
1970s	2.66 million	9.68 million	7.02 million	United States
1980s	3.47 million	10.31 million	6.84 million	United States
1990s	4.76 million	9.06 million	4.29 million	United States
2000s	6.46 million	10.07 million	3.62 million	United States
2010s	8.01 million	10.78 million	2.77 million	United States
2020s	10.19 million	10.66 million	470,043	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Nigeria or United States?: Nigeria, at 11.19 million against 10.99 million in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Nigeria and United States?: 192,900, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?: Nigeria ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th 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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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: 15 October 2026

Female population between the ages 20 to 24.