Nigeria - Age distribution

Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 16.29 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.10 in 1982 and a minimum value of 16.29 in 2020.

Definition: Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 16.61
1961 16.80
1962 16.86
1963 16.86
1964 16.85
1965 16.87
1966 16.96
1967 16.97
1968 16.94
1969 16.93
1970 16.98
1971 17.10
1972 17.22
1973 17.33
1974 17.46
1975 17.61
1976 17.82
1977 17.92
1978 17.95
1979 17.96
1980 17.97
1981 18.08
1982 18.10
1983 18.07
1984 18.01
1985 17.95
1986 17.92
1987 17.82
1988 17.68
1989 17.53
1990 17.42
1991 17.35
1992 17.25
1993 17.14
1994 17.05
1995 17.00
1996 17.04
1997 17.03
1998 17.01
1999 17.00
2000 17.03
2001 17.15
2002 17.22
2003 17.25
2004 17.27
2005 17.31
2006 17.39
2007 17.40
2008 17.36
2009 17.31
2010 17.28
2011 17.26
2012 17.22
2013 17.16
2014 17.09
2015 17.00
2016 16.93
2017 16.80
2018 16.63
2019 16.45
2020 16.29

Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 16.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.59 in 1982 and a minimum value of 16.63 in 2020.

Definition: Male population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.00
1961 17.26
1962 17.34
1963 17.33
1964 17.30
1965 17.32
1966 17.41
1967 17.42
1968 17.39
1969 17.39
1970 17.46
1971 17.59
1972 17.72
1973 17.85
1974 17.98
1975 18.14
1976 18.35
1977 18.44
1978 18.45
1979 18.43
1980 18.43
1981 18.55
1982 18.59
1983 18.56
1984 18.51
1985 18.46
1986 18.42
1987 18.31
1988 18.15
1989 18.00
1990 17.87
1991 17.79
1992 17.69
1993 17.57
1994 17.48
1995 17.42
1996 17.46
1997 17.45
1998 17.42
1999 17.41
2000 17.43
2001 17.55
2002 17.62
2003 17.65
2004 17.67
2005 17.71
2006 17.79
2007 17.80
2008 17.75
2009 17.70
2010 17.66
2011 17.63
2012 17.59
2013 17.53
2014 17.46
2015 17.36
2016 17.29
2017 17.16
2018 16.98
2019 16.80
2020 16.63

Population ages 0-14, female

The value for Population ages 0-14, female in Nigeria was 43,820,700 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,820,700 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9,301,772 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9,301,772
1961 9,535,492
1962 9,761,645
1963 9,984,488
1964 10,207,260
1965 10,430,950
1966 10,709,750
1967 10,980,940
1968 11,249,430
1969 11,521,110
1970 11,800,750
1971 12,136,610
1972 12,478,010
1973 12,829,570
1974 13,196,510
1975 13,583,730
1976 14,049,190
1977 14,519,880
1978 14,994,610
1979 15,468,560
1980 15,934,760
1981 16,478,360
1982 17,003,620
1983 17,514,490
1984 18,015,320
1985 18,508,910
1986 19,053,130
1987 19,577,810
1988 20,083,560
1989 20,570,300
1990 21,037,480
1991 21,558,270
1992 22,055,600
1993 22,533,410
1994 22,997,760
1995 23,454,760
1996 24,004,800
1997 24,543,310
1998 25,078,500
1999 25,621,230
2000 26,180,450
2001 26,865,820
2002 27,558,540
2003 28,265,870
2004 28,994,220
2005 29,748,180
2006 30,615,630
2007 31,489,250
2008 32,374,280
2009 33,275,740
2010 34,194,920
2011 35,183,720
2012 36,182,060
2013 37,179,200
2014 38,159,380
2015 39,114,160
2016 40,123,620
2017 41,087,840
2018 42,015,630
2019 42,923,410
2020 43,820,700

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population)

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 43.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 44.71 in 1987, while its lowest value was 41.14 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 41.14
1961 41.34
1962 41.46
1963 41.52
1964 41.56
1965 41.58
1966 41.79
1967 41.94
1968 42.04
1969 42.11
1970 42.16
1971 42.38
1972 42.56
1973 42.71
1974 42.83
1975 42.93
1976 43.18
1977 43.35
1978 43.47
1979 43.56
1980 43.64
1981 43.93
1982 44.16
1983 44.34
1984 44.46
1985 44.52
1986 44.66
1987 44.71
1988 44.69
1989 44.60
1990 44.46
1991 44.42
1992 44.32
1993 44.17
1994 43.98
1995 43.76
1996 43.69
1997 43.59
1998 43.45
1999 43.31
2000 43.18
2001 43.22
2002 43.25
2003 43.26
2004 43.27
2005 43.27
2006 43.40
2007 43.50
2008 43.56
2009 43.61
2010 43.65
2011 43.74
2012 43.80
2013 43.83
2014 43.81
2015 43.74
2016 43.72
2017 43.62
2018 43.48
2019 43.30
2020 43.10

Population ages 0-14, male

The value for Population ages 0-14, male in Nigeria was 45,824,480 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,824,480 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9,479,524 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9,479,524
1961 9,714,934
1962 9,937,183
1963 10,154,200
1964 10,374,950
1965 10,603,100
1966 10,891,650
1967 11,178,310
1968 11,466,200
1969 11,757,700
1970 12,055,690
1971 12,409,250
1972 12,767,520
1973 13,136,830
1974 13,525,430
1975 13,940,300
1976 14,432,580
1977 14,932,780
1978 15,436,770
1979 15,935,420
1980 16,418,540
1981 16,996,780
1982 17,551,110
1983 18,087,460
1984 18,613,480
1985 19,134,560
1986 19,703,090
1987 20,252,740
1988 20,783,500
1989 21,294,240
1990 21,783,290
1991 22,325,940
1992 22,843,620
1993 23,340,840
1994 23,824,410
1995 24,301,330
1996 24,871,300
1997 25,430,280
1998 25,987,320
1999 26,554,290
2000 27,140,590
2001 27,858,380
2002 28,586,030
2003 29,331,110
2004 30,099,720
2005 30,896,080
2006 31,813,470
2007 32,737,400
2008 33,673,900
2009 34,628,530
2010 35,602,300
2011 36,652,250
2012 37,711,910
2013 38,770,090
2014 39,810,070
2015 40,822,710
2016 41,896,090
2017 42,921,430
2018 43,908,020
2019 44,872,620
2020 45,824,480

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population)

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 43.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.76 in 1987, while its lowest value was 42.07 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 42.07
1961 42.25
1962 42.32
1963 42.33
1964 42.33
1965 42.34
1966 42.56
1967 42.73
1968 42.87
1969 42.98
1970 43.06
1971 43.30
1972 43.51
1973 43.68
1974 43.82
1975 43.93
1976 44.16
1977 44.30
1978 44.39
1979 44.45
1980 44.49
1981 44.81
1982 45.09
1983 45.31
1984 45.47
1985 45.57
1986 45.71
1987 45.76
1988 45.73
1989 45.63
1990 45.48
1991 45.43
1992 45.32
1993 45.16
1994 44.95
1995 44.72
1996 44.63
1997 44.50
1998 44.34
1999 44.18
2000 44.02
2001 44.05
2002 44.07
2003 44.07
2004 44.06
2005 44.06
2006 44.19
2007 44.27
2008 44.34
2009 44.38
2010 44.41
2011 44.50
2012 44.57
2013 44.60
2014 44.58
2015 44.51
2016 44.48
2017 44.39
2018 44.25
2019 44.07
2020 43.86

Population ages 0-14, total

The value for Population ages 0-14, total in Nigeria was 89,645,180 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89,645,180 in 2020 and a minimum value of 18,781,300 in 1960.

Definition: Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 18,781,300
1961 19,250,480
1962 19,698,880
1963 20,138,720
1964 20,582,220
1965 21,034,050
1966 21,601,400
1967 22,159,230
1968 22,715,620
1969 23,278,800
1970 23,856,440
1971 24,545,890
1972 25,245,620
1973 25,966,500
1974 26,722,020
1975 27,524,020
1976 28,481,810
1977 29,452,660
1978 30,431,330
1979 31,403,920
1980 32,353,300
1981 33,475,070
1982 34,554,650
1983 35,601,930
1984 36,628,820
1985 37,643,470
1986 38,756,300
1987 39,830,650
1988 40,867,120
1989 41,864,560
1990 42,820,780
1991 43,884,220
1992 44,899,240
1993 45,874,290
1994 46,822,210
1995 47,756,090
1996 48,876,140
1997 49,973,670
1998 51,065,870
1999 52,175,550
2000 53,321,040
2001 54,724,220
2002 56,144,600
2003 57,597,010
2004 59,093,960
2005 60,644,260
2006 62,429,120
2007 64,226,660
2008 66,048,200
2009 67,904,270
2010 69,797,220
2011 71,835,970
2012 73,893,960
2013 75,949,290
2014 77,969,440
2015 79,936,870
2016 82,019,700
2017 84,009,260
2018 85,923,640
2019 87,796,030
2020 89,645,180

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Nigeria was 43.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.24 in 1987, while its lowest value was 41.61 in 1960.

Definition: Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 41.61
1961 41.79
1962 41.89
1963 41.93
1964 41.95
1965 41.96
1966 42.18
1967 42.34
1968 42.45
1969 42.54
1970 42.61
1971 42.84
1972 43.03
1973 43.19
1974 43.33
1975 43.43
1976 43.67
1977 43.83
1978 43.93
1979 44.01
1980 44.06
1981 44.37
1982 44.63
1983 44.83
1984 44.97
1985 45.05
1986 45.19
1987 45.24
1988 45.21
1989 45.12
1990 44.97
1991 44.93
1992 44.83
1993 44.67
1994 44.47
1995 44.24
1996 44.16
1997 44.05
1998 43.90
1999 43.75
2000 43.60
2001 43.64
2002 43.66
2003 43.67
2004 43.67
2005 43.67
2006 43.80
2007 43.89
2008 43.95
2009 44.00
2010 44.04
2011 44.12
2012 44.19
2013 44.22
2014 44.20
2015 44.13
2016 44.11
2017 44.01
2018 43.87
2019 43.69
2020 43.49

Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 14.39 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.73 in 1988 and a minimum value of 13.08 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13.08
1961 13.15
1962 13.25
1963 13.34
1964 13.39
1965 13.38
1966 13.50
1967 13.60
1968 13.66
1969 13.67
1970 13.62
1971 13.70
1972 13.74
1973 13.75
1974 13.72
1975 13.67
1976 13.75
1977 13.86
1978 13.97
1979 14.06
1980 14.10
1981 14.25
1982 14.38
1983 14.49
1984 14.56
1985 14.57
1986 14.66
1987 14.71
1988 14.73
1989 14.69
1990 14.60
1991 14.59
1992 14.56
1993 14.49
1994 14.37
1995 14.22
1996 14.18
1997 14.15
1998 14.10
1999 14.03
2000 13.95
2001 13.96
2002 13.99
2003 14.02
2004 14.05
2005 14.06
2006 14.13
2007 14.21
2008 14.30
2009 14.36
2010 14.39
2011 14.45
2012 14.49
2013 14.50
2014 14.49
2015 14.46
2016 14.47
2017 14.47
2018 14.47
2019 14.44
2020 14.39

Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 14.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.06 in 1988 and a minimum value of 13.23 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13.23
1961 13.28
1962 13.37
1963 13.49
1964 13.58
1965 13.60
1966 13.74
1967 13.86
1968 13.93
1969 13.95
1970 13.90
1971 13.98
1972 14.03
1973 14.04
1974 14.01
1975 13.96
1976 14.03
1977 14.13
1978 14.24
1979 14.32
1980 14.36
1981 14.53
1982 14.69
1983 14.81
1984 14.88
1985 14.90
1986 14.99
1987 15.05
1988 15.06
1989 15.02
1990 14.93
1991 14.93
1992 14.89
1993 14.80
1994 14.68
1995 14.52
1996 14.47
1997 14.42
1998 14.37
1999 14.30
2000 14.20
2001 14.21
2002 14.23
2003 14.27
2004 14.29
2005 14.30
2006 14.37
2007 14.45
2008 14.54
2009 14.61
2010 14.64
2011 14.70
2012 14.74
2013 14.75
2014 14.74
2015 14.70
2016 14.71
2017 14.72
2018 14.72
2019 14.69
2020 14.63

Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 12.43 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.55 in 1994 and a minimum value of 11.33 in 1963.

Definition: Female population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 11.46
1961 11.39
1962 11.34
1963 11.33
1964 11.33
1965 11.33
1966 11.33
1967 11.37
1968 11.44
1969 11.51
1970 11.56
1971 11.58
1972 11.60
1973 11.63
1974 11.65
1975 11.65
1976 11.61
1977 11.57
1978 11.55
1979 11.55
1980 11.57
1981 11.60
1982 11.67
1983 11.78
1984 11.90
1985 12.00
1986 12.09
1987 12.18
1988 12.29
1989 12.38
1990 12.45
1991 12.48
1992 12.51
1993 12.54
1994 12.55
1995 12.53
1996 12.47
1997 12.41
1998 12.34
1999 12.27
2000 12.20
2001 12.11
2002 12.04
2003 11.98
2004 11.94
2005 11.91
2006 11.88
2007 11.88
2008 11.90
2009 11.94
2010 11.98
2011 12.03
2012 12.09
2013 12.16
2014 12.23
2015 12.28
2016 12.32
2017 12.35
2018 12.38
2019 12.41
2020 12.43

Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 12.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.80 in 1994 and a minimum value of 11.40 in 1966.

Definition: Male population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 11.84
1961 11.71
1962 11.60
1963 11.51
1964 11.45
1965 11.42
1966 11.40
1967 11.45
1968 11.54
1969 11.64
1970 11.70
1971 11.73
1972 11.76
1973 11.79
1974 11.83
1975 11.83
1976 11.78
1977 11.74
1978 11.70
1979 11.69
1980 11.69
1981 11.73
1982 11.82
1983 11.94
1984 12.08
1985 12.21
1986 12.30
1987 12.40
1988 12.51
1989 12.61
1990 12.68
1991 12.72
1992 12.75
1993 12.78
1994 12.80
1995 12.78
1996 12.71
1997 12.63
1998 12.55
1999 12.48
2000 12.39
2001 12.30
2002 12.21
2003 12.15
2004 12.10
2005 12.06
2006 12.03
2007 12.02
2008 12.04
2009 12.08
2010 12.12
2011 12.17
2012 12.23
2013 12.31
2014 12.38
2015 12.44
2016 12.48
2017 12.51
2018 12.55
2019 12.57
2020 12.60

Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 10.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.81 in 1999 and a minimum value of 9.82 in 1983.

Definition: Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.19
1961 10.14
1962 10.09
1963 10.06
1964 10.03
1965 10.00
1966 9.94
1967 9.89
1968 9.86
1969 9.85
1970 9.86
1971 9.84
1972 9.85
1973 9.88
1974 9.92
1975 9.95
1976 9.94
1977 9.94
1978 9.95
1979 9.94
1980 9.94
1981 9.88
1982 9.84
1983 9.82
1984 9.83
1985 9.87
1986 9.91
1987 9.98
1988 10.08
1989 10.19
1990 10.30
1991 10.38
1992 10.47
1993 10.57
1994 10.66
1995 10.73
1996 10.76
1997 10.79
1998 10.81
1999 10.81
2000 10.80
2001 10.74
2002 10.67
2003 10.60
2004 10.53
2005 10.48
2006 10.38
2007 10.30
2008 10.25
2009 10.21
2010 10.19
2011 10.16
2012 10.15
2013 10.16
2014 10.20
2015 10.26
2016 10.30
2017 10.36
2018 10.43
2019 10.51
2020 10.58

Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 10.67 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.97 in 1999 and a minimum value of 9.86 in 1971.

Definition: Male population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.51
1961 10.45
1962 10.41
1963 10.38
1964 10.35
1965 10.30
1966 10.18
1967 10.07
1968 9.97
1969 9.91
1970 9.89
1971 9.86
1972 9.88
1973 9.92
1974 9.97
1975 10.02
1976 10.03
1977 10.04
1978 10.05
1979 10.05
1980 10.04
1981 9.97
1982 9.91
1983 9.88
1984 9.89
1985 9.93
1986 9.98
1987 10.07
1988 10.18
1989 10.31
1990 10.43
1991 10.52
1992 10.62
1993 10.72
1994 10.81
1995 10.89
1996 10.92
1997 10.95
1998 10.97
1999 10.97
2000 10.96
2001 10.88
2002 10.80
2003 10.72
2004 10.65
2005 10.58
2006 10.48
2007 10.39
2008 10.33
2009 10.28
2010 10.26
2011 10.23
2012 10.22
2013 10.23
2014 10.27
2015 10.33
2016 10.37
2017 10.44
2018 10.52
2019 10.60
2020 10.67

Population ages 15-64, female

The value for Population ages 15-64, female in Nigeria was 54,872,480 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54,872,480 in 2020 and a minimum value of 12,591,660 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 12,591,660
1961 12,795,660
1962 13,029,050
1963 13,286,260
1964 13,562,090
1965 13,854,180
1966 14,094,640
1967 14,362,810
1968 14,656,010
1969 14,971,340
1970 15,307,180
1971 15,599,700
1972 15,916,170
1973 16,262,170
1974 16,645,670
1975 17,069,760
1976 17,471,330
1977 17,928,900
1978 18,424,690
1979 18,937,000
1980 19,453,670
1981 19,867,190
1982 20,295,190
1983 20,744,520
1984 21,227,600
1985 21,753,550
1986 22,260,220
1987 22,822,450
1988 23,435,050
1989 24,090,880
1990 24,785,300
1991 25,433,700
1992 26,129,340
1993 26,869,710
1994 27,651,290
1995 28,470,170
1996 29,217,640
1997 30,012,570
1998 30,848,560
1999 31,716,680
2000 32,610,130
2001 33,404,000
2002 34,239,530
2003 35,114,080
2004 36,026,600
2005 36,976,340
2006 37,844,220
2007 38,771,850
2008 39,754,190
2009 40,785,740
2010 41,863,720
2011 42,906,760
2012 44,005,700
2013 45,166,380
2014 46,398,310
2015 47,704,660
2016 48,976,200
2017 50,341,940
2018 51,790,880
2019 53,304,770
2020 54,872,480

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population)

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 53.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.70 in 1960, while its lowest value was 52.12 in 1987.

Definition: Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 55.70
1961 55.47
1962 55.33
1963 55.26
1964 55.22
1965 55.23
1966 55.00
1967 54.86
1968 54.77
1969 54.72
1970 54.69
1971 54.47
1972 54.28
1973 54.14
1974 54.03
1975 53.95
1976 53.70
1977 53.53
1978 53.41
1979 53.33
1980 53.27
1981 52.96
1982 52.71
1983 52.52
1984 52.39
1985 52.33
1986 52.18
1987 52.12
1988 52.14
1989 52.23
1990 52.38
1991 52.41
1992 52.51
1993 52.67
1994 52.88
1995 53.11
1996 53.18
1997 53.30
1998 53.45
1999 53.62
2000 53.78
2001 53.74
2002 53.73
2003 53.74
2004 53.76
2005 53.79
2006 53.65
2007 53.55
2008 53.49
2009 53.45
2010 53.44
2011 53.34
2012 53.27
2013 53.24
2014 53.27
2015 53.35
2016 53.36
2017 53.45
2018 53.59
2019 53.77
2020 53.97

Population ages 15-64, male

The value for Population ages 15-64, male in Nigeria was 55,977,690 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,977,690 in 2020 and a minimum value of 12,490,780 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 12,490,780
1961 12,700,190
1962 12,945,310
1963 13,216,890
1964 13,503,970
1965 13,801,540
1966 14,043,440
1967 14,308,230
1968 14,594,720
1969 14,903,140
1970 15,233,850
1971 15,520,770
1972 15,831,730
1973 16,175,290
1974 16,562,610
1975 16,998,620
1976 17,429,800
1977 17,927,910
1978 18,468,980
1979 19,022,950
1980 19,572,190
1981 19,977,890
1982 20,386,340
1983 20,810,100
1984 21,269,720
1985 21,780,000
1986 22,284,900
1987 22,854,370
1988 23,480,690
1989 24,152,620
1990 24,863,060
1991 25,522,070
1992 26,228,280
1993 26,980,900
1994 27,778,780
1995 28,619,600
1996 29,390,040
1997 30,212,430
1998 31,079,400
1999 31,980,550
2000 32,908,340
2001 33,733,100
2002 34,600,240
2003 35,506,850
2004 36,452,220
2005 37,436,170
2006 38,336,420
2007 39,298,890
2008 40,317,570
2009 41,386,080
2010 42,501,870
2011 43,579,190
2012 44,713,390
2013 45,911,700
2014 47,185,960
2015 48,540,820
2016 49,857,860
2017 51,274,670
2018 52,778,750
2019 54,350,200
2020 55,977,690

Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population)

Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 53.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.44 in 1960, while its lowest value was 51.64 in 1987.

Definition: Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 55.44
1961 55.23
1962 55.13
1963 55.10
1964 55.10
1965 55.11
1966 54.87
1967 54.70
1968 54.57
1969 54.48
1970 54.42
1971 54.16
1972 53.95
1973 53.78
1974 53.66
1975 53.57
1976 53.33
1977 53.19
1978 53.11
1979 53.06
1980 53.03
1981 52.67
1982 52.37
1983 52.13
1984 51.96
1985 51.87
1986 51.70
1987 51.64
1988 51.66
1989 51.75
1990 51.91
1991 51.94
1992 52.04
1993 52.20
1994 52.41
1995 52.66
1996 52.74
1997 52.87
1998 53.03
1999 53.21
2000 53.38
2001 53.34
2002 53.34
2003 53.35
2004 53.36
2005 53.39
2006 53.25
2007 53.15
2008 53.08
2009 53.04
2010 53.02
2011 52.91
2012 52.84
2013 52.81
2014 52.84
2015 52.92
2016 52.94
2017 53.03
2018 53.18
2019 53.37
2020 53.58

Population ages 15-64, total

The value for Population ages 15-64, total in Nigeria was 110,850,200 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110,850,200 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25,082,440 in 1960.

Definition: Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 25,082,440
1961 25,495,840
1962 25,974,340
1963 26,503,140
1964 27,066,060
1965 27,655,720
1966 28,138,080
1967 28,671,050
1968 29,250,720
1969 29,874,480
1970 30,541,030
1971 31,120,460
1972 31,747,870
1973 32,437,420
1974 33,208,240
1975 34,068,390
1976 34,901,120
1977 35,856,810
1978 36,893,690
1979 37,959,960
1980 39,025,860
1981 39,845,100
1982 40,681,560
1983 41,554,620
1984 42,497,310
1985 43,533,540
1986 44,545,080
1987 45,676,770
1988 46,915,710
1989 48,243,490
1990 49,648,370
1991 50,955,760
1992 52,357,600
1993 53,850,590
1994 55,430,050
1995 57,089,780
1996 58,607,650
1997 60,224,970
1998 61,927,930
1999 63,697,220
2000 65,518,480
2001 67,137,100
2002 68,839,760
2003 70,620,910
2004 72,478,820
2005 74,412,500
2006 76,180,640
2007 78,070,740
2008 80,071,750
2009 82,171,810
2010 84,365,600
2011 86,485,960
2012 88,719,100
2013 91,078,090
2014 93,584,270
2015 96,245,480
2016 98,834,060
2017 101,616,600
2018 104,569,600
2019 107,655,000
2020 110,850,200

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) in Nigeria was 53.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.57 in 1960, while its lowest value was 51.88 in 1987.

Definition: Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 55.57
1961 55.35
1962 55.23
1963 55.18
1964 55.16
1965 55.17
1966 54.94
1967 54.78
1968 54.67
1969 54.60
1970 54.55
1971 54.31
1972 54.12
1973 53.96
1974 53.84
1975 53.76
1976 53.51
1977 53.36
1978 53.26
1979 53.19
1980 53.15
1981 52.82
1982 52.54
1983 52.33
1984 52.18
1985 52.10
1986 51.94
1987 51.88
1988 51.90
1989 51.99
1990 52.14
1991 52.17
1992 52.27
1993 52.43
1994 52.64
1995 52.89
1996 52.96
1997 53.08
1998 53.24
1999 53.41
2000 53.58
2001 53.54
2002 53.53
2003 53.54
2004 53.56
2005 53.59
2006 53.45
2007 53.35
2008 53.29
2009 53.25
2010 53.23
2011 53.12
2012 53.05
2013 53.02
2014 53.05
2015 53.13
2016 53.15
2017 53.24
2018 53.39
2019 53.57
2020 53.77

Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 8.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.20 in 2003 and a minimum value of 8.32 in 1988.

Definition: Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 8.78
1961 8.78
1962 8.78
1963 8.79
1964 8.79
1965 8.79
1966 8.75
1967 8.71
1968 8.67
1969 8.64
1970 8.60
1971 8.54
1972 8.48
1973 8.44
1974 8.41
1975 8.39
1976 8.39
1977 8.40
1978 8.42
1979 8.45
1980 8.47
1981 8.43
1982 8.40
1983 8.38
1984 8.37
1985 8.36
1986 8.34
1987 8.32
1988 8.32
1989 8.34
1990 8.39
1991 8.44
1992 8.51
1993 8.60
1994 8.70
1995 8.80
1996 8.87
1997 8.95
1998 9.03
1999 9.10
2000 9.16
2001 9.18
2002 9.20
2003 9.20
2004 9.20
2005 9.18
2006 9.12
2007 9.06
2008 8.99
2009 8.93
2010 8.87
2011 8.80
2012 8.74
2013 8.68
2014 8.65
2015 8.64
2016 8.62
2017 8.63
2018 8.66
2019 8.70
2020 8.75

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 8.78 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.30 in 2003 and a minimum value of 8.33 in 1988.

Definition: Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.01
1961 9.00
1962 9.00
1963 9.01
1964 9.02
1965 9.02
1966 8.98
1967 8.94
1968 8.91
1969 8.86
1970 8.80
1971 8.70
1972 8.59
1973 8.48
1974 8.40
1975 8.37
1976 8.36
1977 8.38
1978 8.43
1979 8.48
1980 8.52
1981 8.48
1982 8.45
1983 8.42
1984 8.39
1985 8.38
1986 8.35
1987 8.33
1988 8.33
1989 8.35
1990 8.40
1991 8.46
1992 8.54
1993 8.65
1994 8.76
1995 8.87
1996 8.96
1997 9.04
1998 9.12
1999 9.20
2000 9.26
2001 9.28
2002 9.30
2003 9.30
2004 9.29
2005 9.26
2006 9.20
2007 9.13
2008 9.06
2009 8.99
2010 8.92
2011 8.84
2012 8.78
2013 8.72
2014 8.68
2015 8.66
2016 8.65
2017 8.66
2018 8.68
2019 8.72
2020 8.78

Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 7.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.75 in 2008 and a minimum value of 7.05 in 1987.

Definition: Female population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 7.47
1961 7.47
1962 7.47
1963 7.49
1964 7.50
1965 7.52
1966 7.52
1967 7.52
1968 7.53
1969 7.52
1970 7.51
1971 7.47
1972 7.42
1973 7.37
1974 7.32
1975 7.28
1976 7.23
1977 7.19
1978 7.16
1979 7.14
1980 7.14
1981 7.11
1982 7.08
1983 7.07
1984 7.06
1985 7.06
1986 7.05
1987 7.05
1988 7.05
1989 7.06
1990 7.06
1991 7.06
1992 7.05
1993 7.06
1994 7.08
1995 7.12
1996 7.17
1997 7.23
1998 7.30
1999 7.38
2000 7.46
2001 7.52
2002 7.58
2003 7.64
2004 7.69
2005 7.73
2006 7.74
2007 7.75
2008 7.75
2009 7.74
2010 7.72
2011 7.68
2012 7.63
2013 7.57
2014 7.52
2015 7.47
2016 7.42
2017 7.38
2018 7.35
2019 7.33
2020 7.33

Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 7.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.82 in 2008 and a minimum value of 7.03 in 1992.

Definition: Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 7.63
1961 7.62
1962 7.63
1963 7.64
1964 7.66
1965 7.68
1966 7.68
1967 7.68
1968 7.68
1969 7.67
1970 7.66
1971 7.62
1972 7.58
1973 7.53
1974 7.47
1975 7.40
1976 7.33
1977 7.26
1978 7.19
1979 7.14
1980 7.13
1981 7.07
1982 7.04
1983 7.04
1984 7.04
1985 7.04
1986 7.04
1987 7.04
1988 7.04
1989 7.04
1990 7.05
1991 7.04
1992 7.03
1993 7.03
1994 7.06
1995 7.11
1996 7.16
1997 7.23
1998 7.32
1999 7.42
2000 7.51
2001 7.57
2002 7.64
2003 7.70
2004 7.75
2005 7.79
2006 7.81
2007 7.82
2008 7.82
2009 7.81
2010 7.78
2011 7.73
2012 7.67
2013 7.61
2014 7.55
2015 7.50
2016 7.44
2017 7.39
2018 7.36
2019 7.34
2020 7.33

Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 6.32 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.51 in 2013 and a minimum value of 5.92 in 1987.

Definition: Female population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.44
1961 6.41
1962 6.39
1963 6.38
1964 6.38
1965 6.39
1966 6.38
1967 6.38
1968 6.39
1969 6.40
1970 6.41
1971 6.40
1972 6.39
1973 6.38
1974 6.36
1975 6.34
1976 6.30
1977 6.26
1978 6.23
1979 6.20
1980 6.17
1981 6.11
1982 6.06
1983 6.01
1984 5.97
1985 5.94
1986 5.92
1987 5.92
1988 5.93
1989 5.94
1990 5.95
1991 5.95
1992 5.96
1993 5.97
1994 5.98
1995 5.99
1996 5.98
1997 5.98
1998 5.98
1999 6.00
2000 6.03
2001 6.06
2002 6.11
2003 6.16
2004 6.22
2005 6.28
2006 6.33
2007 6.38
2008 6.42
2009 6.46
2010 6.49
2011 6.50
2012 6.51
2013 6.51
2014 6.50
2015 6.49
2016 6.46
2017 6.43
2018 6.39
2019 6.36
2020 6.32

Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 6.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.55 in 2013 and a minimum value of 5.83 in 1986.

Definition: Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.55
1961 6.52
1962 6.50
1963 6.49
1964 6.49
1965 6.50
1966 6.49
1967 6.49
1968 6.50
1969 6.51
1970 6.51
1971 6.50
1972 6.49
1973 6.47
1974 6.46
1975 6.43
1976 6.40
1977 6.38
1978 6.37
1979 6.35
1980 6.32
1981 6.22
1982 6.11
1983 6.01
1984 5.92
1985 5.86
1986 5.83
1987 5.84
1988 5.86
1989 5.89
1990 5.91
1991 5.92
1992 5.93
1993 5.94
1994 5.94
1995 5.95
1996 5.95
1997 5.94
1998 5.94
1999 5.96
2000 6.00
2001 6.04
2002 6.10
2003 6.16
2004 6.23
2005 6.30
2006 6.35
2007 6.41
2008 6.45
2009 6.50
2010 6.53
2011 6.54
2012 6.55
2013 6.55
2014 6.55
2015 6.53
2016 6.49
2017 6.45
2018 6.41
2019 6.37
2020 6.33

Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 5.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.59 in 1960 and a minimum value of 4.99 in 1991.

Definition: Female population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.59
1961 5.56
1962 5.54
1963 5.52
1964 5.50
1965 5.49
1966 5.47
1967 5.45
1968 5.43
1969 5.43
1970 5.43
1971 5.41
1972 5.41
1973 5.40
1974 5.40
1975 5.40
1976 5.38
1977 5.36
1978 5.36
1979 5.35
1980 5.33
1981 5.30
1982 5.26
1983 5.22
1984 5.18
1985 5.14
1986 5.10
1987 5.06
1988 5.03
1989 5.01
1990 5.00
1991 4.99
1992 5.00
1993 5.01
1994 5.02
1995 5.03
1996 5.03
1997 5.04
1998 5.04
1999 5.05
2000 5.06
2001 5.05
2002 5.04
2003 5.03
2004 5.04
2005 5.06
2006 5.09
2007 5.12
2008 5.17
2009 5.22
2010 5.26
2011 5.30
2012 5.34
2013 5.38
2014 5.42
2015 5.45
2016 5.46
2017 5.48
2018 5.49
2019 5.49
2020 5.49

Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 5.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.64 in 1960 and a minimum value of 4.89 in 1991.

Definition: Male population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.64
1961 5.61
1962 5.59
1963 5.58
1964 5.57
1965 5.56
1966 5.53
1967 5.51
1968 5.50
1969 5.50
1970 5.49
1971 5.48
1972 5.47
1973 5.46
1974 5.46
1975 5.46
1976 5.43
1977 5.42
1978 5.42
1979 5.43
1980 5.43
1981 5.40
1982 5.37
1983 5.33
1984 5.28
1985 5.21
1986 5.14
1987 5.06
1988 4.99
1989 4.93
1990 4.91
1991 4.89
1992 4.90
1993 4.93
1994 4.96
1995 4.98
1996 4.99
1997 4.99
1998 5.00
1999 5.01
2000 5.01
2001 5.00
2002 4.99
2003 4.99
2004 5.00
2005 5.02
2006 5.05
2007 5.10
2008 5.15
2009 5.21
2010 5.27
2011 5.31
2012 5.35
2013 5.39
2014 5.43
2015 5.46
2016 5.48
2017 5.49
2018 5.51
2019 5.51
2020 5.50

Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 4.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.79 in 1960 and a minimum value of 4.21 in 1996.

Definition: Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.79
1961 4.78
1962 4.77
1963 4.76
1964 4.75
1965 4.74
1966 4.72
1967 4.70
1968 4.68
1969 4.67
1970 4.65
1971 4.63
1972 4.60
1973 4.58
1974 4.57
1975 4.56
1976 4.53
1977 4.52
1978 4.51
1979 4.51
1980 4.50
1981 4.49
1982 4.48
1983 4.47
1984 4.46
1985 4.45
1986 4.42
1987 4.39
1988 4.37
1989 4.34
1990 4.32
1991 4.29
1992 4.26
1993 4.24
1994 4.22
1995 4.22
1996 4.21
1997 4.21
1998 4.22
1999 4.23
2000 4.24
2001 4.24
2002 4.24
2003 4.24
2004 4.24
2005 4.23
2006 4.22
2007 4.22
2008 4.21
2009 4.22
2010 4.23
2011 4.25
2012 4.29
2013 4.32
2014 4.37
2015 4.41
2016 4.45
2017 4.49
2018 4.53
2019 4.57
2020 4.60

Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 4.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.74 in 1960 and a minimum value of 4.09 in 1996.

Definition: Male population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.74
1961 4.74
1962 4.74
1963 4.74
1964 4.74
1965 4.74
1966 4.72
1967 4.70
1968 4.69
1969 4.67
1970 4.66
1971 4.64
1972 4.61
1973 4.59
1974 4.58
1975 4.57
1976 4.54
1977 4.52
1978 4.52
1979 4.51
1980 4.52
1981 4.51
1982 4.50
1983 4.50
1984 4.50
1985 4.49
1986 4.46
1987 4.44
1988 4.41
1989 4.38
1990 4.34
1991 4.28
1992 4.22
1993 4.16
1994 4.12
1995 4.11
1996 4.09
1997 4.10
1998 4.12
1999 4.15
2000 4.17
2001 4.17
2002 4.17
2003 4.17
2004 4.17
2005 4.17
2006 4.16
2007 4.15
2008 4.15
2009 4.15
2010 4.18
2011 4.20
2012 4.24
2013 4.29
2014 4.33
2015 4.38
2016 4.42
2017 4.47
2018 4.51
2019 4.55
2020 4.58

Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 3.71 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.05 in 1965 and a minimum value of 3.51 in 2013.

Definition: Female population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.00
1961 4.00
1962 4.01
1963 4.02
1964 4.04
1965 4.05
1966 4.04
1967 4.03
1968 4.03
1969 4.02
1970 4.01
1971 3.98
1972 3.96
1973 3.93
1974 3.91
1975 3.89
1976 3.86
1977 3.83
1978 3.81
1979 3.79
1980 3.78
1981 3.77
1982 3.75
1983 3.75
1984 3.75
1985 3.75
1986 3.74
1987 3.73
1988 3.73
1989 3.73
1990 3.72
1991 3.70
1992 3.68
1993 3.66
1994 3.64
1995 3.63
1996 3.60
1997 3.58
1998 3.56
1999 3.55
2000 3.54
2001 3.53
2002 3.53
2003 3.53
2004 3.53
2005 3.54
2006 3.53
2007 3.53
2008 3.53
2009 3.53
2010 3.53
2011 3.52
2012 3.51
2013 3.51
2014 3.52
2015 3.53
2016 3.55
2017 3.59
2018 3.62
2019 3.67
2020 3.71

Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 3.64 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.93 in 1965 and a minimum value of 3.38 in 2001.

Definition: Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.83
1961 3.83
1962 3.85
1963 3.88
1964 3.91
1965 3.93
1966 3.93
1967 3.93
1968 3.93
1969 3.93
1970 3.93
1971 3.90
1972 3.88
1973 3.86
1974 3.85
1975 3.83
1976 3.80
1977 3.77
1978 3.75
1979 3.73
1980 3.73
1981 3.71
1982 3.70
1983 3.69
1984 3.69
1985 3.70
1986 3.69
1987 3.69
1988 3.69
1989 3.70
1990 3.70
1991 3.68
1992 3.66
1993 3.64
1994 3.62
1995 3.59
1996 3.54
1997 3.49
1998 3.44
1999 3.41
2000 3.40
2001 3.38
2002 3.39
2003 3.40
2004 3.41
2005 3.43
2006 3.43
2007 3.43
2008 3.43
2009 3.43
2010 3.43
2011 3.42
2012 3.41
2013 3.41
2014 3.42
2015 3.44
2016 3.47
2017 3.50
2018 3.55
2019 3.60
2020 3.64

Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 2.95 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.38 in 1970 and a minimum value of 2.91 in 2007.

Definition: Female population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.37
1961 3.35
1962 3.34
1963 3.34
1964 3.34
1965 3.35
1966 3.34
1967 3.35
1968 3.36
1969 3.37
1970 3.38
1971 3.37
1972 3.35
1973 3.34
1974 3.33
1975 3.32
1976 3.28
1977 3.25
1978 3.23
1979 3.21
1980 3.20
1981 3.17
1982 3.15
1983 3.13
1984 3.12
1985 3.12
1986 3.10
1987 3.09
1988 3.09
1989 3.10
1990 3.10
1991 3.10
1992 3.10
1993 3.10
1994 3.10
1995 3.10
1996 3.08
1997 3.06
1998 3.04
1999 3.03
2000 3.01
2001 2.98
2002 2.96
2003 2.94
2004 2.93
2005 2.92
2006 2.91
2007 2.91
2008 2.91
2009 2.91
2010 2.92
2011 2.91
2012 2.91
2013 2.91
2014 2.91
2015 2.92
2016 2.91
2017 2.91
2018 2.91
2019 2.93
2020 2.95

Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 2.82 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.20 in 1970 and a minimum value of 2.73 in 2006.

Definition: Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.11
1961 3.10
1962 3.09
1963 3.09
1964 3.10
1965 3.11
1966 3.12
1967 3.14
1968 3.16
1969 3.18
1970 3.20
1971 3.19
1972 3.19
1973 3.18
1974 3.17
1975 3.17
1976 3.13
1977 3.11
1978 3.09
1979 3.08
1980 3.07
1981 3.04
1982 3.03
1983 3.01
1984 3.01
1985 3.00
1986 2.99
1987 2.98
1988 2.98
1989 2.98
1990 2.99
1991 2.99
1992 2.99
1993 3.00
1994 3.01
1995 3.01
1996 2.99
1997 2.98
1998 2.96
1999 2.94
2000 2.92
2001 2.88
2002 2.83
2003 2.79
2004 2.76
2005 2.75
2006 2.73
2007 2.74
2008 2.75
2009 2.76
2010 2.77
2011 2.77
2012 2.77
2013 2.78
2014 2.78
2015 2.78
2016 2.78
2017 2.78
2018 2.78
2019 2.80
2020 2.82

Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 2.39 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.77 in 1960 and a minimum value of 2.35 in 2012.

Definition: Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.77
1961 2.74
1962 2.73
1963 2.73
1964 2.74
1965 2.75
1966 2.73
1967 2.72
1968 2.71
1969 2.71
1970 2.72
1971 2.72
1972 2.72
1973 2.72
1974 2.73
1975 2.73
1976 2.71
1977 2.69
1978 2.67
1979 2.66
1980 2.65
1981 2.63
1982 2.61
1983 2.60
1984 2.59
1985 2.58
1986 2.56
1987 2.54
1988 2.53
1989 2.52
1990 2.53
1991 2.51
1992 2.51
1993 2.51
1994 2.52
1995 2.53
1996 2.52
1997 2.51
1998 2.51
1999 2.51
2000 2.51
2001 2.49
2002 2.47
2003 2.45
2004 2.44
2005 2.43
2006 2.41
2007 2.38
2008 2.37
2009 2.36
2010 2.36
2011 2.35
2012 2.35
2013 2.35
2014 2.35
2015 2.36
2016 2.36
2017 2.36
2018 2.37
2019 2.38
2020 2.39

Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 2.23 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.50 in 1975 and a minimum value of 2.16 in 2011.

Definition: Male population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.46
1961 2.43
1962 2.42
1963 2.43
1964 2.44
1965 2.45
1966 2.44
1967 2.43
1968 2.43
1969 2.44
1970 2.45
1971 2.45
1972 2.46
1973 2.48
1974 2.49
1975 2.50
1976 2.49
1977 2.47
1978 2.46
1979 2.45
1980 2.45
1981 2.44
1982 2.42
1983 2.42
1984 2.41
1985 2.41
1986 2.39
1987 2.38
1988 2.37
1989 2.36
1990 2.36
1991 2.35
1992 2.35
1993 2.35
1994 2.36
1995 2.37
1996 2.37
1997 2.37
1998 2.37
1999 2.38
2000 2.38
2001 2.36
2002 2.35
2003 2.33
2004 2.32
2005 2.30
2006 2.26
2007 2.22
2008 2.19
2009 2.17
2010 2.16
2011 2.16
2012 2.16
2013 2.17
2014 2.18
2015 2.20
2016 2.20
2017 2.20
2018 2.21
2019 2.22
2020 2.23

Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 1.86 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.28 in 1960 and a minimum value of 1.83 in 2016.

Definition: Female population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.28
1961 2.24
1962 2.20
1963 2.17
1964 2.15
1965 2.14
1966 2.12
1967 2.11
1968 2.11
1969 2.12
1970 2.12
1971 2.11
1972 2.10
1973 2.09
1974 2.09
1975 2.10
1976 2.08
1977 2.08
1978 2.08
1979 2.08
1980 2.08
1981 2.07
1982 2.06
1983 2.06
1984 2.06
1985 2.06
1986 2.04
1987 2.02
1988 2.01
1989 2.01
1990 2.01
1991 1.99
1992 1.97
1993 1.97
1994 1.97
1995 1.97
1996 1.96
1997 1.95
1998 1.95
1999 1.95
2000 1.96
2001 1.95
2002 1.94
2003 1.94
2004 1.94
2005 1.94
2006 1.92
2007 1.90
2008 1.89
2009 1.88
2010 1.88
2011 1.86
2012 1.84
2013 1.83
2014 1.83
2015 1.83
2016 1.83
2017 1.83
2018 1.84
2019 1.85
2020 1.86

Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 1.69 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.96 in 1960 and a minimum value of 1.64 in 2016.

Definition: Male population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.96
1961 1.93
1962 1.89
1963 1.86
1964 1.83
1965 1.83
1966 1.81
1967 1.81
1968 1.81
1969 1.82
1970 1.83
1971 1.82
1972 1.81
1973 1.81
1974 1.81
1975 1.82
1976 1.82
1977 1.82
1978 1.82
1979 1.83
1980 1.84
1981 1.83
1982 1.83
1983 1.83
1984 1.84
1985 1.84
1986 1.83
1987 1.82
1988 1.81
1989 1.81
1990 1.81
1991 1.80
1992 1.79
1993 1.78
1994 1.78
1995 1.79
1996 1.78
1997 1.77
1998 1.77
1999 1.78
2000 1.79
2001 1.78
2002 1.78
2003 1.78
2004 1.78
2005 1.78
2006 1.77
2007 1.76
2008 1.75
2009 1.74
2010 1.73
2011 1.70
2012 1.68
2013 1.66
2014 1.64
2015 1.64
2016 1.64
2017 1.65
2018 1.66
2019 1.67
2020 1.69

Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 1.35 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.61 in 1960 and a minimum value of 1.34 in 2018.

Definition: Female population between the ages 65 to 69 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.61
1961 1.61
1962 1.61
1963 1.61
1964 1.61
1965 1.60
1966 1.58
1967 1.55
1968 1.53
1969 1.52
1970 1.51
1971 1.50
1972 1.50
1973 1.50
1974 1.50
1975 1.50
1976 1.49
1977 1.48
1978 1.47
1979 1.47
1980 1.48
1981 1.48
1982 1.48
1983 1.48
1984 1.49
1985 1.50
1986 1.49
1987 1.49
1988 1.48
1989 1.48
1990 1.49
1991 1.47
1992 1.46
1993 1.45
1994 1.45
1995 1.45
1996 1.44
1997 1.42
1998 1.42
1999 1.41
2000 1.42
2001 1.40
2002 1.39
2003 1.39
2004 1.39
2005 1.39
2006 1.38
2007 1.38
2008 1.38
2009 1.38
2010 1.38
2011 1.37
2012 1.36
2013 1.36
2014 1.36
2015 1.36
2016 1.35
2017 1.34
2018 1.34
2019 1.34
2020 1.35

Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 1.18 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.34 in 1963 and a minimum value of 1.18 in 2019.

Definition: Male population between the ages 65 to 69 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.33
1961 1.33
1962 1.33
1963 1.34
1964 1.34
1965 1.33
1966 1.31
1967 1.29
1968 1.27
1969 1.25
1970 1.25
1971 1.24
1972 1.24
1973 1.24
1974 1.24
1975 1.25
1976 1.24
1977 1.23
1978 1.23
1979 1.23
1980 1.24
1981 1.24
1982 1.25
1983 1.26
1984 1.27
1985 1.28
1986 1.28
1987 1.28
1988 1.28
1989 1.28
1990 1.28
1991 1.28
1992 1.27
1993 1.27
1994 1.27
1995 1.27
1996 1.26
1997 1.25
1998 1.25
1999 1.25
2000 1.25
2001 1.24
2002 1.24
2003 1.23
2004 1.23
2005 1.24
2006 1.24
2007 1.24
2008 1.24
2009 1.24
2010 1.25
2011 1.24
2012 1.24
2013 1.23
2014 1.23
2015 1.22
2016 1.21
2017 1.19
2018 1.18
2019 1.18
2020 1.18

Population ages 65 and above, female

The value for Population ages 65 and above, female in Nigeria was 2,976,763 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,976,763 in 2020 and a minimum value of 714,186 in 1960.

Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 714,186
1961 736,249
1962 756,526
1963 774,314
1964 788,703
1965 799,483
1966 820,969
1967 839,044
1968 854,381
1969 867,780
1970 879,821
1971 904,515
1972 927,013
1973 947,838
1974 967,627
1975 986,904
1976 1,017,080
1977 1,046,469
1978 1,074,869
1979 1,101,971
1980 1,127,773
1981 1,167,150
1982 1,204,254
1983 1,239,522
1984 1,273,627
1985 1,307,288
1986 1,348,171
1987 1,387,135
1988 1,424,250
1989 1,459,409
1990 1,492,779
1991 1,535,757
1992 1,575,249
1993 1,611,819
1994 1,645,956
1995 1,678,212
1996 1,718,705
1997 1,754,712
1998 1,787,124
1999 1,816,896
2000 1,844,898
2001 1,887,872
2002 1,926,019
2003 1,960,046
2004 1,990,925
2005 2,019,648
2006 2,079,393
2007 2,135,872
2008 2,188,848
2009 2,237,907
2010 2,283,371
2011 2,355,150
2012 2,421,685
2013 2,483,759
2014 2,542,215
2015 2,598,067
2016 2,679,044
2017 2,756,059
2018 2,830,451
2019 2,903,547
2020 2,976,763

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 2.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.22 in 1963, while its lowest value was 2.91 in 2015.

Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.16
1961 3.19
1962 3.21
1963 3.22
1964 3.21
1965 3.19
1966 3.20
1967 3.20
1968 3.19
1969 3.17
1970 3.14
1971 3.16
1972 3.16
1973 3.16
1974 3.14
1975 3.12
1976 3.13
1977 3.12
1978 3.12
1979 3.10
1980 3.09
1981 3.11
1982 3.13
1983 3.14
1984 3.14
1985 3.14
1986 3.16
1987 3.17
1988 3.17
1989 3.16
1990 3.15
1991 3.16
1992 3.17
1993 3.16
1994 3.15
1995 3.13
1996 3.13
1997 3.12
1998 3.10
1999 3.07
2000 3.04
2001 3.04
2002 3.02
2003 3.00
2004 2.97
2005 2.94
2006 2.95
2007 2.95
2008 2.95
2009 2.93
2010 2.91
2011 2.93
2012 2.93
2013 2.93
2014 2.92
2015 2.91
2016 2.92
2017 2.93
2018 2.93
2019 2.93
2020 2.93

Population ages 65 and above, male

The value for Population ages 65 and above, male in Nigeria was 2,667,469 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,667,469 in 2020 and a minimum value of 560,540 in 1960.

Definition: Male population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 560,540
1961 581,038
1962 600,112
1963 616,782
1964 629,792
1965 638,670
1966 657,511
1967 672,904
1968 685,469
1969 695,973
1970 704,851
1971 726,150
1972 745,367
1973 762,922
1974 779,334
1975 794,975
1976 821,397
1977 847,201
1978 871,992
1979 895,246
1980 916,713
1981 953,135
1982 987,022
1983 1,018,752
1984 1,049,010
1985 1,078,473
1986 1,116,878
1987 1,153,523
1988 1,188,225
1989 1,220,598
1990 1,250,536
1991 1,291,896
1992 1,329,631
1993 1,364,075
1994 1,395,513
1995 1,424,260
1996 1,466,316
1997 1,504,345
1998 1,538,866
1999 1,570,411
2000 1,599,442
2001 1,644,865
2002 1,685,720
2003 1,722,677
2004 1,756,722
2005 1,788,594
2006 1,849,163
2007 1,906,718
2008 1,960,831
2009 2,010,943
2010 2,057,012
2011 2,128,004
2012 2,194,061
2013 2,254,682
2014 2,309,000
2015 2,357,037
2016 2,427,433
2017 2,491,309
2018 2,550,965
2019 2,609,053
2020 2,667,469

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population)

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 2.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.64 in 1993, while its lowest value was 2.48 in 1980.

Definition: Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.49
1961 2.53
1962 2.56
1963 2.57
1964 2.57
1965 2.55
1966 2.57
1967 2.57
1968 2.56
1969 2.54
1970 2.52
1971 2.53
1972 2.54
1973 2.54
1974 2.52
1975 2.51
1976 2.51
1977 2.51
1978 2.51
1979 2.50
1980 2.48
1981 2.51
1982 2.54
1983 2.55
1984 2.56
1985 2.57
1986 2.59
1987 2.61
1988 2.61
1989 2.62
1990 2.61
1991 2.63
1992 2.64
1993 2.64
1994 2.63
1995 2.62
1996 2.63
1997 2.63
1998 2.63
1999 2.61
2000 2.59
2001 2.60
2002 2.60
2003 2.59
2004 2.57
2005 2.55
2006 2.57
2007 2.58
2008 2.58
2009 2.58
2010 2.57
2011 2.58
2012 2.59
2013 2.59
2014 2.59
2015 2.57
2016 2.58
2017 2.58
2018 2.57
2019 2.56
2020 2.55

Population ages 65 and above, total

The value for Population ages 65 and above, total in Nigeria was 5,644,234 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,644,234 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,274,720 in 1960.

Definition: Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1,274,720
1961 1,317,244
1962 1,356,599
1963 1,391,073
1964 1,418,488
1965 1,438,156
1966 1,478,488
1967 1,511,951
1968 1,539,858
1969 1,563,752
1970 1,584,676
1971 1,630,639
1972 1,672,324
1973 1,710,695
1974 1,746,911
1975 1,781,880
1976 1,838,452
1977 1,893,661
1978 1,946,894
1979 1,997,261
1980 2,044,478
1981 2,120,335
1982 2,191,327
1983 2,258,289
1984 2,322,628
1985 2,385,766
1986 2,465,008
1987 2,540,608
1988 2,612,443
1989 2,679,987
1990 2,743,310
1991 2,827,646
1992 2,904,867
1993 2,975,872
1994 3,041,448
1995 3,102,471
1996 3,184,999
1997 3,259,024
1998 3,325,960
1999 3,387,293
2000 3,444,337
2001 3,532,725
2002 3,611,722
2003 3,682,707
2004 3,747,639
2005 3,808,243
2006 3,928,548
2007 4,042,581
2008 4,149,672
2009 4,248,854
2010 4,340,382
2011 4,483,154
2012 4,615,744
2013 4,738,445
2014 4,851,221
2015 4,955,102
2016 5,106,477
2017 5,247,365
2018 5,381,416
2019 5,512,599
2020 5,644,234

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Nigeria was 2.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.90 in 1992, while its lowest value was 2.74 in 2015.

Definition: Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.82
1961 2.86
1962 2.88
1963 2.90
1964 2.89
1965 2.87
1966 2.89
1967 2.89
1968 2.88
1969 2.86
1970 2.83
1971 2.85
1972 2.85
1973 2.85
1974 2.83
1975 2.81
1976 2.82
1977 2.82
1978 2.81
1979 2.80
1980 2.78
1981 2.81
1982 2.83
1983 2.84
1984 2.85
1985 2.86
1986 2.87
1987 2.89
1988 2.89
1989 2.89
1990 2.88
1991 2.90
1992 2.90
1993 2.90
1994 2.89
1995 2.87
1996 2.88
1997 2.87
1998 2.86
1999 2.84
2000 2.82
2001 2.82
2002 2.81
2003 2.79
2004 2.77
2005 2.74
2006 2.76
2007 2.76
2008 2.76
2009 2.75
2010 2.74
2011 2.75
2012 2.76
2013 2.76
2014 2.75
2015 2.74
2016 2.75
2017 2.75
2018 2.75
2019 2.74
2020 2.74

Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 0.886 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.986 in 1968 and a minimum value of 0.871 in 2008.

Definition: Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.945
1961 0.953
1962 0.958
1963 0.962
1964 0.967
1965 0.972
1966 0.978
1967 0.983
1968 0.986
1969 0.986
1970 0.981
1971 0.972
1972 0.959
1973 0.945
1974 0.937
1975 0.934
1976 0.931
1977 0.928
1978 0.928
1979 0.929
1980 0.931
1981 0.930
1982 0.929
1983 0.930
1984 0.934
1985 0.942
1986 0.942
1987 0.944
1988 0.946
1989 0.951
1990 0.956
1991 0.954
1992 0.951
1993 0.949
1994 0.948
1995 0.950
1996 0.941
1997 0.933
1998 0.925
1999 0.920
2000 0.917
2001 0.907
2002 0.896
2003 0.886
2004 0.880
2005 0.877
2006 0.875
2007 0.872
2008 0.871
2009 0.872
2010 0.875
2011 0.876
2012 0.877
2013 0.878
2014 0.880
2015 0.884
2016 0.882
2017 0.880
2018 0.880
2019 0.882
2020 0.886

Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 0.781 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.794 in 1968 and a minimum value of 0.736 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.736
1961 0.747
1962 0.755
1963 0.762
1964 0.768
1965 0.772
1966 0.782
1967 0.789
1968 0.794
1969 0.793
1970 0.786
1971 0.779
1972 0.767
1973 0.755
1974 0.746
1975 0.743
1976 0.741
1977 0.741
1978 0.741
1979 0.742
1980 0.742
1981 0.745
1982 0.747
1983 0.749
1984 0.753
1985 0.761
1986 0.766
1987 0.771
1988 0.776
1989 0.782
1990 0.788
1991 0.789
1992 0.790
1993 0.790
1994 0.791
1995 0.793
1996 0.791
1997 0.787
1998 0.784
1999 0.782
2000 0.781
2001 0.776
2002 0.770
2003 0.765
2004 0.761
2005 0.760
2006 0.760
2007 0.760
2008 0.760
2009 0.762
2010 0.766
2011 0.769
2012 0.772
2013 0.775
2014 0.778
2015 0.782
2016 0.782
2017 0.782
2018 0.783
2019 0.782
2020 0.781

Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 0.472 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.501 in 1996 and a minimum value of 0.433 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.433
1961 0.445
1962 0.452
1963 0.453
1964 0.450
1965 0.445
1966 0.460
1967 0.470
1968 0.474
1969 0.473
1970 0.469
1971 0.484
1972 0.493
1973 0.496
1974 0.492
1975 0.483
1976 0.486
1977 0.484
1978 0.478
1979 0.472
1980 0.466
1981 0.475
1982 0.480
1983 0.483
1984 0.483
1985 0.482
1986 0.488
1987 0.491
1988 0.490
1989 0.488
1990 0.487
1991 0.495
1992 0.500
1993 0.501
1994 0.499
1995 0.497
1996 0.501
1997 0.501
1998 0.497
1999 0.491
2000 0.483
2001 0.485
2002 0.482
2003 0.475
2004 0.465
2005 0.455
2006 0.459
2007 0.458
2008 0.455
2009 0.451
2010 0.446
2011 0.453
2012 0.456
2013 0.456
2014 0.455
2015 0.454
2016 0.463
2017 0.469
2018 0.472
2019 0.473
2020 0.472

Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 0.408 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.409 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.315 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.315
1961 0.327
1962 0.335
1963 0.338
1964 0.336
1965 0.333
1966 0.348
1967 0.357
1968 0.362
1969 0.362
1970 0.358
1971 0.372
1972 0.381
1973 0.385
1974 0.381
1975 0.372
1976 0.374
1977 0.371
1978 0.366
1979 0.359
1980 0.353
1981 0.362
1982 0.368
1983 0.371
1984 0.371
1985 0.369
1986 0.376
1987 0.379
1988 0.380
1989 0.378
1990 0.377
1991 0.387
1992 0.393
1993 0.395
1994 0.395
1995 0.392
1996 0.400
1997 0.403
1998 0.402
1999 0.398
2000 0.393
2001 0.398
2002 0.399
2003 0.395
2004 0.389
2005 0.382
2006 0.387
2007 0.389
2008 0.387
2009 0.384
2010 0.381
2011 0.388
2012 0.391
2013 0.392
2014 0.391
2015 0.391
2016 0.399
2017 0.405
2018 0.408
2019 0.409
2020 0.408

Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population) in Nigeria was 0.223 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.259 in 1998 and a minimum value of 0.169 in 1965.

Definition: Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.170
1961 0.186
1962 0.196
1963 0.198
1964 0.189
1965 0.169
1966 0.187
1967 0.199
1968 0.202
1969 0.197
1970 0.181
1971 0.201
1972 0.214
1973 0.218
1974 0.213
1975 0.198
1976 0.219
1977 0.232
1978 0.236
1979 0.230
1980 0.213
1981 0.230
1982 0.240
1983 0.242
1984 0.235
1985 0.220
1986 0.238
1987 0.248
1988 0.251
1989 0.243
1990 0.226
1991 0.244
1992 0.254
1993 0.256
1994 0.248
1995 0.230
1996 0.248
1997 0.258
1998 0.259
1999 0.249
2000 0.227
2001 0.244
2002 0.252
2003 0.251
2004 0.238
2005 0.214
2006 0.230
2007 0.239
2008 0.239
2009 0.229
2010 0.210
2011 0.225
2012 0.234
2013 0.235
2014 0.227
2015 0.211
2016 0.228
2017 0.239
2018 0.241
2019 0.236
2020 0.223

Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) in Nigeria was 0.184 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.201 in 2018 and a minimum value of 0.110 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.110
1961 0.123
1962 0.131
1963 0.134
1964 0.129
1965 0.115
1966 0.129
1967 0.139
1968 0.142
1969 0.139
1970 0.127
1971 0.142
1972 0.153
1973 0.157
1974 0.153
1975 0.142
1976 0.158
1977 0.168
1978 0.172
1979 0.167
1980 0.152
1981 0.165
1982 0.173
1983 0.174
1984 0.169
1985 0.156
1986 0.170
1987 0.179
1988 0.181
1989 0.175
1990 0.162
1991 0.176
1992 0.184
1993 0.186
1994 0.180
1995 0.166
1996 0.182
1997 0.191
1998 0.193
1999 0.187
2000 0.172
2001 0.186
2002 0.194
2003 0.195
2004 0.187
2005 0.170
2006 0.184
2007 0.192
2008 0.193
2009 0.187
2010 0.172
2011 0.185
2012 0.193
2013 0.195
2014 0.189
2015 0.175
2016 0.190
2017 0.198
2018 0.201
2019 0.196
2020 0.184

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population