Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population, ages 6-11, total

Nigeria
28.12 million
in 2015
Pakistan
23.46 million
in 2015
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
6th

Population, ages 6-11, total over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020022015

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 28.12 million against 23.46 million in Pakistan, a difference of 4.66 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

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

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 18.43 million 21.68 million 3.25 million Pakistan
2000s 23.41 million 23.77 million 365,810 Pakistan
2010s 27.10 million 22.79 million 4.32 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, ages 6-11, total, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 28.12 million against 23.46 million in Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, ages 6-11, total between Nigeria and Pakistan?
4.66 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for population, ages 6-11, total?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as Population, ages 6-11, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, ages 6-11, 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

Population, ages 6-11, total is the total population age 6-11.