Mexico vs Nigeria: Population ages 40-44, female
Mexico
4.69 million
in 2025
Nigeria
5.57 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
10th
Nigeria rank
9th
Population ages 40-44, female over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.57 million against 4.69 million in Mexico, a difference of 873,220.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 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 9th 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 | 855,303 | 1.18 million | 326,385 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.12 million | 1.47 million | 344,322 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.50 million | 1.87 million | 373,281 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.27 million | 2.33 million | 64,852 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.24 million | 3.00 million | 241,517 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.11 million | 4.08 million | 37,139 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.56 million | 5.28 million | 722,295 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.57 million against 4.69 million in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 40-44, female between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 873,220, 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 40-44, female?
- Mexico ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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 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.