Population ages 50-54, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 50-54, female was 3.66 million in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 50-54, 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 3.66 million for population ages 50-54, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female in Nigeria peaked at 3.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 752,817, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 826,112 | 752,817 | 914,142 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 936,073 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 million | 1.18 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million | 1.50 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million | 1.85 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million | 2.37 million | 2.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 million | 3.07 million | 3.66 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, female in Nigeria?
- Population ages 50-54, female in Nigeria was 3.66 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 50-54, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 752,817 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 50-54, female?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 50-54, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 50 to 54.