Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 38,113 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
38,113
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
3rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
38,698
in 2002
All-time low
33,097
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria is 38,113, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria peaked at 38,698 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33,097, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33,097 | — |
| 1991 | 33,447 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 33,863 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 34,332 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 34,915 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 35,573 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 36,185 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 36,820 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 37,419 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 37,975 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 38,380 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 38,616 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38,698 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 38,675 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38,541 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38,344 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 38,016 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 37,665 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 37,260 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 36,925 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 36,712 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 36,573 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 36,479 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 36,364 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36,263 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36,190 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36,182 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 36,264 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 36,302 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 36,303 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36,458 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 36,731 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 37,022 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37,427 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 38,113 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,363 | 33,097 | 37,975 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,112 | 36,925 | 38,698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,363 | 36,182 | 36,712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,150 | 36,458 | 38,113 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -64.76 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.51 million (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Nigeria was 38,113 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 38,698 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,097 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years