Nigeria vs Switzerland: Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate
Nigeria
2.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
2.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
159th
Switzerland rank
156th
Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.73 % change on previous year against 2.69 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Nigeria ranks 159th and Switzerland ranks 156th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.7888 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 0.2433 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.6651 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 0.3263 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.73 % change on previous year against 2.69 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Switzerland?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 159th and Switzerland ranks 156th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.