Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 40-44, female
Bangladesh
6.16 million
in 2025
Nigeria
5.57 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
7th
Nigeria rank
9th
Population ages 40-44, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.16 million against 5.57 million in Nigeria, a difference of 593,160.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.30 million | 1.18 million | 121,670 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.62 million | 1.47 million | 156,082 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 2.02 million | 1.87 million | 145,233 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 2.69 million | 2.33 million | 358,735 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.67 million | 3.00 million | 677,386 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.76 million | 4.08 million | 683,907 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 5.40 million | 5.28 million | 113,127 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Bangladesh, at 6.16 million against 5.57 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 40-44, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 593,160, with Bangladesh 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 40-44, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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 40-44, 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 40 to 44.