Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 05-09, female, per capita was 0.0659 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0659 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0744 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0654 units per person, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 23rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0654 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0656 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0658 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0661 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0663 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0664 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0666 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0669 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0671 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0674 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0676 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0678 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.068 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0682 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0683 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0685 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0691 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0695 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.07 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0707 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0715 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0722 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0731 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0742 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0744 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0744 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0743 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0739 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0734 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0728 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0721 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0713 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0707 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0703 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0699 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0698 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0696 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0695 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0695 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0695 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0695 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0695 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0696 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0702 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0712 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0717 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.072 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0721 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0722 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0723 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0724 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0725 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0726 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0725 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0723 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.072 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0716 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0709 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0699 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0687 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0674 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0659 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0664 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | 0.0674 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0686 units per person | 0.0676 units per person | 0.07 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0732 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0744 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0709 units per person | 0.0695 units per person | 0.0734 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0701 units per person | 0.0695 units per person | 0.0717 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0723 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0726 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0691 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | 0.0716 units per person | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1408 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0659 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0744 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0654 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 05-09, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 05-09, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, female 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 05-09, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 05-09, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.