Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 55-59, female

Bangladesh
3.28 million
in 2025
Nigeria
2.83 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
11th
Nigeria rank
13th

Population ages 55-59, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.28 million against 2.83 million in Nigeria, a difference of 450,130.

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

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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 710,445 677,693 32,752 Bangladesh
1970s 933,441 846,162 87,279 Bangladesh
1980s 1.17 million 1.07 million 98,153 Bangladesh
1990s 1.46 million 1.36 million 99,319 Bangladesh
2000s 1.90 million 1.70 million 205,045 Bangladesh
2010s 2.75 million 2.16 million 583,528 Bangladesh
2020s 3.04 million 2.65 million 398,163 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Bangladesh, at 3.28 million against 2.83 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
450,130, 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 55-59, female?
Bangladesh ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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 55-59, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, 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

Female population between the ages 55 to 59.