Which has higher population ages 25-29, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 8.97 million against 8.36 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.

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

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 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 25-29, female

Bangladesh

8.36 million

in 2025

Nigeria

8.97 million

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

7th

Nigeria rank

6th

Population ages 25-29, female over time

Bangladesh
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.97 million against 8.36 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 610,340.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 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 6th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.07 million	1.89 million	184,831	Bangladesh
1970s	2.57 million	2.31 million	255,852	Bangladesh
1980s	3.61 million	2.98 million	627,512	Bangladesh
1990s	4.70 million	3.90 million	803,468	Bangladesh
2000s	6.24 million	5.50 million	736,914	Bangladesh
2010s	6.97 million	6.91 million	54,125	Bangladesh
2020s	8.04 million	8.38 million	338,610	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 25-29, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 8.97 million against 8.36 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 25-29, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 610,340, 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 25-29, female?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 25-29, 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: 03 September 2026

Female population between the ages 25 to 29.