Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.5641 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.5641 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.5641 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5128 units per person, in 1987.
That places Nigeria 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5554 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5554 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5551 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.554 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5523 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5508 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5496 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5483 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5468 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5452 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5436 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5419 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5399 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5379 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5358 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5336 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5313 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.529 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5266 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5242 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5222 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5203 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5183 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5163 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5146 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5136 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5129 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5128 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5132 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.514 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5153 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5169 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5187 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5209 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5231 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5251 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5268 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5285 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5302 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5316 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5323 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5323 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5319 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5313 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5307 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5299 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.529 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5281 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5271 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5263 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5257 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5255 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5261 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5271 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5289 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5316 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5346 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.538 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5419 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5462 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5504 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5548 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5594 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5641 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5513 units per person | 0.5452 units per person | 0.5554 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5344 units per person | 0.5242 units per person | 0.5436 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5158 units per person | 0.5128 units per person | 0.5222 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5237 units per person | 0.5153 units per person | 0.5316 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5299 units per person | 0.5263 units per person | 0.5323 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5288 units per person | 0.5253 units per person | 0.538 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5528 units per person | 0.5419 units per person | 0.5641 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)
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- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2858 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Nigeria was 0.5641 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5641 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5128 units per person in 1987.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.