Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0307 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0307 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0338 units per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 units per person, in 2017.
Nigeria ranks 193rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0333 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0335 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0338 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0336 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0334 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0332 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.033 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0328 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0327 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0326 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0325 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0323 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0322 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0321 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0319 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0318 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0317 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0316 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0316 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0315 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0316 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0315 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0315 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0315 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0314 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0313 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0312 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0311 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0309 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0308 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0304 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0303 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0302 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0301 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0301 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0301 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0301 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0301 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0301 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.03 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0298 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0299 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0301 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0303 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0305 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0307 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0335 units per person | 0.033 units per person | 0.0338 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0317 units per person | 0.0328 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0315 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | 0.0304 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0299 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 190 Benin 0.0315 units per person compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0308 units per person compare
- 192 South Sudan 0.0308 units per person compare
- 194 Congo 0.0306 units per person compare
- 195 Saudi Arabia 0.0306 units per person compare
- 196 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0304 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0307 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 units per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 units per person in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.