Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Nigeria or Thailand?

Nigeria, at 2.83 million against 2.80 million in Thailand as of 2025.

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

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 55-59, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Thailand: Population ages 55-59, female

Nigeria

2.83 million

in 2025

Thailand

2.80 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

13th

Thailand rank

14th

Population ages 55-59, female over time

Nigeria
Thailand

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.83 million against 2.80 million in Thailand, a difference of 31,440.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	677,693	371,158	306,535	Nigeria
1970s	846,162	461,610	384,552	Nigeria
1980s	1.07 million	694,158	379,474	Nigeria
1990s	1.36 million	1.06 million	300,767	Nigeria
2000s	1.70 million	1.48 million	214,692	Nigeria
2010s	2.16 million	2.27 million	109,636	Thailand
2020s	2.65 million	2.73 million	85,187	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Nigeria or Thailand?: Nigeria, at 2.83 million against 2.80 million in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Nigeria and Thailand?: 31,440, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?: Nigeria ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th 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 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: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 55 to 59.