Mexico vs Nigeria: Population ages 35-39, female
Mexico
5.01 million
in 2025
Nigeria
6.35 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
10th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population ages 35-39, female over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.35 million against 5.01 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.34 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 million | 1.39 million | 321,740 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.30 million | 1.73 million | 430,862 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.89 million | 2.18 million | 287,965 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 2.78 million | 26,349 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.76 million | 3.61 million | 152,641 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.47 million | 5.08 million | 609,779 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.88 million | 6.11 million | 1.24 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 35-39, female, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.35 million against 5.01 million in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 35-39, female between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 1.34 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 35-39, female?
- Mexico ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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 35-39, 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 35 to 39.