Which has higher population, female, Nigeria or United States?

United States, at 170.05 million against 117.35 million in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, female between Nigeria and United States?

52.70 million, with United States ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs United States: Population, female

Nigeria

117.35 million

in 2025

United States

170.05 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

6th

United States rank

3rd

Population, female over time

Nigeria
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 170.05 million against 117.35 million in Nigeria, a difference of 52.70 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.11 million	98.41 million	73.29 million	United States
1970s	31.88 million	110.46 million	78.58 million	United States
1980s	42.29 million	121.17 million	78.88 million	United States
1990s	54.91 million	133.94 million	79.03 million	United States
2000s	71.43 million	147.83 million	76.40 million	United States
2010s	93.30 million	159.86 million	66.56 million	United States
2020s	111.57 million	167.14 million	55.57 million	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Nigeria or United States?: United States, at 170.05 million against 117.35 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Nigeria and United States?: 52.70 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population, female?: Nigeria ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
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: 20 August 2026

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