Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4052 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.4052 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.4557 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4052 units per person, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 20th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4113 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4111 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4113 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4123 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4139 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4154 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4168 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4183 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.42 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4218 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4236 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4254 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4275 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4296 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4319 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4342 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4366 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4416 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4441 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4462 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4481 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4501 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4522 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4538 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4548 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4555 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4557 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4553 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4546 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4533 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4518 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4501 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.448 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4459 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.444 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4424 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4408 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4392 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4379 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4374 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4374 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4378 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4385 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4399 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4409 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4418 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4436 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4442 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4445 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4445 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4441 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4432 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4414 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4388 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4357 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4323 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4283 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4239 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4195 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4149 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4101 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4052 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4152 units per person | 0.4111 units per person | 0.4218 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4333 units per person | 0.4236 units per person | 0.4441 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4526 units per person | 0.4462 units per person | 0.4557 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4453 units per person | 0.4379 units per person | 0.4533 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4399 units per person | 0.4374 units per person | 0.4436 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4413 units per person | 0.4323 units per person | 0.4446 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.417 units per person | 0.4052 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.8538 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Nigeria was 0.4052 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4557 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4052 units per person in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.