Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14
Early-demographic dividend
26.9%
in 2025
Nigeria
40.5%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
19th
Nigeria rank
20th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.5% against 26.9% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.3% | 41.5% | 0.8% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 42.2% | 43.3% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 45.3% | 4.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 44.5% | 6.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 44.0% | 9.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 44.1% | 13.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 41.7% | 13.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40.5% against 26.9% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 13.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.