Canada vs Nigeria: Population ages 70-74, female

Canada
1.11 million
in 2025
Nigeria
1.10 million
in 2025
Canada rank
24th
Nigeria rank
25th

Population ages 70-74, female over time

  • Canada
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.11 million against 1.10 million in Nigeria, a difference of 6,700.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Canada ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 217 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 220,736 280,982 60,246 Nigeria
1970s 284,292 332,805 48,512 Nigeria
1980s 396,530 422,059 25,529 Nigeria
1990s 515,591 537,252 21,662 Nigeria
2000s 556,864 668,846 111,983 Nigeria
2010s 713,576 862,122 148,546 Nigeria
2020s 1.01 million 1.03 million 16,458 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Canada or Nigeria?
Canada, at 1.11 million against 1.10 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Canada and Nigeria?
6,700, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
Canada ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th 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 70-74, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 70-74, 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 70 to 74.