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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Nigeria

Share of population under 15 in Nigeria in 2025 — 40.5%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2025 40.5% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 217
Period maximum 45.6%1987
Period minimum 40.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Nigeria, 1960–20254042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.1%1962: 41.1%1964: 41.4%1966: 41.7%1968: 42%1970: 42.4%1972: 42.8%1974: 43.2%1976: 43.7%1978: 44.2%1980: 44.6%1982: 45%1984: 45.4%1986: 45.6%1988: 45.5%1990: 45.3%1992: 45%1994: 44.6%1996: 44.2%1998: 43.9%2000: 43.7%2002: 43.8%2004: 43.9%2006: 44.1%2008: 44.3%2010: 44.4%2012: 44.5%2014: 44.4%2016: 44.1%2018: 43.6%2020: 42.8%2022: 42%2024: 41%2025: 40.5%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 40.5%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.5 −0.5 pp
2024 41 −0.5 pp
2023 41.5 −0.5 pp
2022 42 −0.4 pp
2021 42.4 −0.4 pp
2020 42.8 −0.4 pp
2019 43.2 −0.3 pp
2018 43.6 −0.3 pp
2017 43.9 −0.3 pp
2016 44.1 −0.2 pp
2015 44.3 −0.1 pp
2014 44.4 −0 pp
2013 44.5 −0 pp
2012 44.5 +0 pp
2011 44.5 +0 pp
2010 44.4 +0.1 pp
2009 44.4 +0.1 pp
2008 44.3 +0.1 pp
2007 44.2 +0.1 pp
2006 44.1 +0.1 pp
2005 44 +0.1 pp
2004 43.9 +0.1 pp
2003 43.8 +0.1 pp
2002 43.8 +0 pp
2001 43.7 +0 pp
2000 43.7 −0.1 pp
1999 43.8 −0.1 pp
1998 43.9 −0.2 pp
1997 44.1 −0.2 pp
1996 44.2 −0.2 pp
1995 44.4 −0.2 pp
1994 44.6 −0.2 pp
1993 44.8 −0.2 pp
1992 45 −0.2 pp
1991 45.2 −0.2 pp
1990 45.3 −0.1 pp
1989 45.5 −0.1 pp
1988 45.5 −0 pp
1987 45.6 +0 pp
1986 45.6 +0.1 pp
1985 45.5 +0.1 pp
1984 45.4 +0.2 pp
1983 45.2 +0.2 pp
1982 45 +0.2 pp
1981 44.8 +0.2 pp
1980 44.6 +0.2 pp
1979 44.4 +0.2 pp
1978 44.2 +0.3 pp
1977 43.9 +0.2 pp
1976 43.7 +0.2 pp
1975 43.4 +0.2 pp
1974 43.2 +0.2 pp
1973 43 +0.2 pp
1972 42.8 +0.2 pp
1971 42.5 +0.2 pp
1970 42.4 +0.2 pp
1969 42.2 +0.2 pp
1968 42 +0.2 pp
1967 41.8 +0.2 pp
1966 41.7 +0.1 pp
1965 41.5 +0.2 pp
1964 41.4 +0.2 pp
1963 41.2 +0.1 pp
1962 41.1 +0 pp
1961 41.1 −0 pp
1960 41.1 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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