Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 6.56 million against 5.57 million in Nigeria as of 2025.

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

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 40-44, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population ages 40-44, female

Nigeria

5.57 million

in 2025

Pakistan

6.56 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

9th

Pakistan rank

6th

Population ages 40-44, female over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 6.56 million against 5.57 million in Nigeria, a difference of 993,960.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.18 million	1.05 million	129,123	Nigeria
1970s	1.47 million	1.39 million	73,018	Nigeria
1980s	1.87 million	1.99 million	117,046	Pakistan
1990s	2.33 million	2.70 million	370,005	Pakistan
2000s	3.00 million	3.87 million	874,642	Pakistan
2010s	4.08 million	4.83 million	751,998	Pakistan
2020s	5.28 million	6.01 million	722,998	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 6.56 million against 5.57 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 40-44, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 993,960, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for population ages 40-44, female?: Nigeria ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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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Indicator: Population ages 40-44, 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: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 40 to 44.