Nigeria vs Yemen: Population ages 0-14
Nigeria
40.5%
in 2025
Yemen
41.0%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
20th
Yemen rank
17th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 41.0% against 40.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.5% | 41.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 45.9% | 2.6% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 49.8% | 4.5% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 50.7% | 6.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 46.7% | 2.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.2% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 41.0% against 40.5% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th 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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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.