Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, Mexico or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 4.69 million against 4.36 million in Mexico as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico 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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Nigeria: Population ages 45-49, female

Mexico

4.36 million

in 2025

Nigeria

4.69 million

in 2025

Mexico rank

10th

Nigeria rank

8th

Population ages 45-49, female over time

Mexico
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.69 million against 4.36 million in Mexico, a difference of 326,080.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 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	683,792	994,954	311,162	Nigeria
1970s	964,199	1.24 million	272,350	Nigeria
1980s	1.24 million	1.58 million	343,065	Nigeria
1990s	1.81 million	1.98 million	161,330	Nigeria
2000s	2.67 million	2.51 million	160,449	Mexico
2010s	3.64 million	3.26 million	384,500	Mexico
2020s	4.24 million	4.30 million	59,108	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, Mexico or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4.69 million against 4.36 million in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female between Mexico and Nigeria?: 326,080, 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 45-49, 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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 45-49, 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 45 to 49.