Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 0-14
Nigeria
40.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
40.3%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
23rd
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.5% against 40.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.5% | 48.3% | 6.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 48.3% | 5.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 48.1% | 2.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 45.5% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 41.9% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.4% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 40.5% against 40.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd 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.