East Africa (African Union) vs Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

East Africa (African Union)
0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Nigeria
0.2044 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
East Africa (African Union) rank
12th
Nigeria rank
11th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time

  • East Africa (African Union)
  • Nigeria
0204060200020202040

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2044 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in East Africa (African Union), a difference of 0.0695 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times East Africa (African Union)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Africa (African Union) ahead.

East Africa (African Union) ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 48 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Africa (African Union) averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Africa (African Union) Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 53.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 36.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years East Africa (African Union)
2010s 40.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 28.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 12.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years East Africa (African Union)
2020s 11.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 8.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years East Africa (African Union)
2030s 2.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.6028 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years East Africa (African Union)
2040s 0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.2044 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0695 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, East Africa (African Union) or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.2044 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in East Africa (African Union) as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between East Africa (African Union) and Nigeria?
0.0695 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Africa (African Union) and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
How do East Africa (African Union) and Nigeria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
East Africa (African Union) ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 48 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.