Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 70-74, female, per capita was 0.0047 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0047 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 units per person, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 196th of 218 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 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.005 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.005 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.005 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.005 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0047 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 70-74, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 70-74, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.