Population ages 05-09, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 05-09, female was 15.65 million in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 05-09, female in Nigeria, 1960β2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 15.65 million for population ages 05-09, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Nigeria peaked at 15.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.95 million, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.30 million | 2.95 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.32 million | 3.78 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.16 million | 5.22 million | 6.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.77 million | 7.13 million | 8.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.07 million | 8.78 million | 11.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 million | 11.99 million | 15.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.57 million | 15.33 million | 15.68 million | 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, male, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 726 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in Nigeria?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Nigeria was 15.65 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 million in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.