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
Latest (2025)
0.4052 units per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4557 units per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.4052 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4052 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3436 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4052 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3983 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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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.