Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate
Nigeria
3.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.92 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 4.08 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.47 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 0.1121 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 0.5951 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 3.92 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 50-54, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.