Which has higher population ages 0-14, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 40.5% against 40.5% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14

Côte d'Ivoire

40.5%

in 2025

Nigeria

40.5%

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire rank

21st

Nigeria rank

20th

Population ages 0-14 over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 40.5% against 40.5% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	44.0%	41.5%	2.5%	Côte d'Ivoire
1970s	45.6%	43.3%	2.3%	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	47.7%	45.3%	2.5%	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	46.8%	44.5%	2.3%	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	46.1%	44.0%	2.1%	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	42.6%	44.1%	1.6%	Nigeria
2020s	41.4%	41.7%	0.3%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 40.5% against 40.5% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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