What is the difference in population, ages 5-11, total between Nigeria and United States of America?

2.75 million, with Nigeria 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 5-11, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs United States of America: Population, ages 5-11, total

Nigeria

33.12 million

in 2015

United States of America

30.36 million

in 2015

Nigeria rank

3rd

United States of America rank

4th

Population, ages 5-11, total over time

Nigeria
United States of America

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 33.12 million against 30.36 million in United States of America, a difference of 2.75 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.92 million	27.46 million	5.55 million	United States of America
2000s	27.70 million	28.94 million	1.24 million	United States of America
2010s	31.97 million	29.75 million	2.23 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 5-11, total, Nigeria or United States of America?: Nigeria, at 33.12 million against 30.36 million in United States of America as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 5-11, total between Nigeria and United States of America?: 2.75 million, with Nigeria 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 5-11, total?: Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 5-11, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, ages 5-11, 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 5-11, total is the total population age 5-11.