Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita was 0.0119 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0119 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0139 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 units per person, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0139 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0133 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.013 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.012 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0119 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 193 Benin 0.0127 units per person compare
- 194 Angola 0.0124 units per person compare
- 195 Lesotho 0.0123 units per person compare
- 197 United Arab Emirates 0.0118 units per person compare
- 198 Burkina Faso 0.0118 units per person compare
- 199 Saudi Arabia 0.0118 units per person compare
More health data for Nigeria
- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0119 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.