Low & middle income vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14
Low & middle income
26.3%
in 2025
Nigeria
40.5%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
20th
Nigeria rank
20th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Low & middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.5% against 26.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 41.5% | 0.1% | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 43.3% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 45.3% | 7.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 44.5% | 9.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 44.0% | 12.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 44.1% | 15.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 41.7% | 14.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Low & middle income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40.5% against 26.3% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Low & middle income and Nigeria?
- 14.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th 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.