Which has higher population, female, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?

East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 billion against 117.35 million in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, female between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

1.07 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Population, female

East Asia & Pacific

1.19 billion

in 2025

Nigeria

117.35 million

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Nigeria rank

6th

Population, female over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.19 billion against 117.35 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.07 billion.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 10.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	559.96 million	25.11 million	534.85 million	East Asia & Pacific
1970s	702.31 million	31.88 million	670.43 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	826.39 million	42.29 million	784.11 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	952.52 million	54.91 million	897.61 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	1.05 billion	71.43 million	978.50 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.13 billion	93.30 million	1.04 billion	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	1.18 billion	111.57 million	1.07 billion	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 billion against 117.35 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 1.07 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for population, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, female
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.