China vs Nigeria: Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations

China
9.13 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
7.07 million people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China currently reports 9.13 million people against 7.07 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 2.06 million people.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 23.30 million people 3.54 million people 19.77 million people China
1990s 19.94 million people 4.39 million people 15.55 million people China
2000s 16.58 million people 5.73 million people 10.85 million people China
2010s 17.63 million people 6.85 million people 10.78 million people China
2020s 10.82 million people 6.94 million people 3.88 million people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations, China or Nigeria?
China, at 9.13 million people against 7.07 million people in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations between China and Nigeria?
2.06 million people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations?
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 10,384 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people at birth.