Which has higher population, ages 13-16, total, Nigeria or United States of America?

United States of America, at 17.20 million against 16.59 million in Nigeria as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, ages 13-16, total between Nigeria and United States of America?

608,600, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 13-16, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs United States of America: Population, ages 13-16, total

Nigeria

16.59 million

in 2015

United States of America

17.20 million

in 2015

Nigeria rank

5th

United States of America rank

3rd

Population, ages 13-16, total over time

Nigeria
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17.20 million against 16.59 million in Nigeria, a difference of 608,600.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.89 million	14.85 million	4.96 million	United States of America
2000s	13.29 million	17.18 million	3.89 million	United States of America
2010s	15.81 million	17.24 million	1.43 million	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 13-16, total, Nigeria or United States of America?: United States of America, at 17.20 million against 16.59 million in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 13-16, total between Nigeria and United States of America?: 608,600, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for population, ages 13-16, total?: Nigeria ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 13-16, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, ages 13-16, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, ages 13-16, total is the total population age 13-16.