Population, female, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population, female, per capita was 0.494 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Nigeria is 0.494 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.5065 units per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.494 units per person, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 177th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5056 units per person | 0.5047 units per person | 0.5065 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5059 units per person | 0.5051 units per person | 0.5065 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5038 units per person | 0.5025 units per person | 0.5049 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5008 units per person | 0.4996 units per person | 0.5021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4979 units per person | 0.4967 units per person | 0.4992 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4958 units per person | 0.495 units per person | 0.4966 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4945 units per person | 0.494 units per person | 0.4949 units per person | 6 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population, female, per capita in Nigeria was 0.494 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5065 units per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.494 units per person in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for population, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.