Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 15-19, female, per capita was 0.0555 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0555 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0555 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0483 units per person, in 1984.
That places Nigeria 18th out of 218 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.
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0504 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0505 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0504 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0501 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0496 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0491 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0489 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0489 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0491 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0493 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0493 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0493 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0493 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0493 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0492 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0491 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.049 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0489 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0486 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0485 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0484 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0483 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0483 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0486 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.049 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0495 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0507 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0515 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0522 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0529 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0535 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0538 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.054 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0541 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.054 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0537 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0533 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0523 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0516 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0503 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0501 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0499 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0498 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0497 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0497 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0498 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0498 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.05 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0502 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0512 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0518 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0525 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0531 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0536 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.054 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0545 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.055 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0555 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0496 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | 0.0505 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0491 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | 0.0493 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0488 units per person | 0.0483 units per person | 0.05 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.053 units per person | 0.0507 units per person | 0.0541 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0498 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0505 units per person | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0543 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0555 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0659 units per person (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)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0555 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0555 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0483 units per person in 1984.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 15-19, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 15-19, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, 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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About this data
Population ages 15-19, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.