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Age structure

Nigeria — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 45% (female 22,643,026; male 22,850,322) 15-64 years: 52% (female 25,842,286; male 26,978,906) 65 years and over: 3% (female 1,438,392; male 1,479,319) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 45% (male 23,455,266; female 23,245,099) 15-64 years: 52% (male 27,645,106; female 26,553,135) 65 years and over: 3% (male 1,522,862; female 1,491,021) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years: 45% (male 24,142,369; female 23,931,502) 15-64 years: 52% (male 28,502,597; female 27,432,816) 65 years and over : 3% (male 1,572,773; female 1,547,412) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 45% (male 24,871,855; female 24,661,134) 15-64 years: 52% (male 29,420,428; female 28,343,567) 65 years and over: 3% (male 1,627,452; female 1,607,806) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 45% (male 25,613,974; female 25,397,166) 15-64 years: 52% (male 30,272,539; female 29,197,611) 65 years and over: 3% (male 1,678,732; female 1,668,565) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 44% (male 27,181,020; female 26,872,317) 15-64 years: 53% (male 33,495,794; female 32,337,193) 65 years and over: 3% (male 1,729,149; female 1,722,349) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 43.71% (male 27,842,225; female 27,514,197) 15-64 years: 53.47% (male 34,456,738; female 33,259,194) 65 years and over: 2.82% (male 1,780,862; female 1,782,410) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 28,503,211; female 28,156,976) 15-64 years: 53.6% (male 35,418,119; female 34,179,802) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 1,832,682; female 1,844,121) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 29,322,774; female 28,990,702) 15-64 years: 53.6% (male 36,513,700; female 35,254,333) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 1,890,043; female 1,910,151) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 43.4% (male 29,985,427; female 29,637,684) 15-64 years: 53.7% (male 37,502,756; female 36,205,442) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 1,944,260; female 1,977,564) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 42.3% (male 27,466,766/female 27,045,092) 15-64 years: 54.6% (male 35,770,593/female 34,559,414) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 1,874,157/female 2,055,966) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 42.3% (male 28,089,017/female 27,665,212) 15-64 years: 54.6% (male 36,644,885/female 35,405,915) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 1,930,007/female 2,124,695) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 28,726,380/female 28,301,729) 15-64 years: 54.7% (male 37,543,678/female 36,277,038) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 1,987,521/female 2,194,818) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 31,171,949/female 29,806,204) 15-64 years: 55.3% (male 41,243,003/female 39,611,565) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,152,318/female 2,270,267) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 41.5% (male 31,624,050/female 30,242,637) 15-64 years: 55.5% (male 42,240,641/female 40,566,672) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,211,840/female 2,343,250) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 41.5% (male 31,624,050/female 30,242,637) 15-64 years: 55.5% (male 42,240,641/female 40,566,672) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,211,840/female 2,343,250) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 40.9% (male 32,476,681/female 31,064,539) 15-64 years: 55.9% (male 44,296,228/female 42,534,542) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,341,228/female 2,502,355) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 38,232,053/ female 36,483,243) 15-64 years: 53.1% (male 44,862,457/ female 45,484,314) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,325,682/ female 2,735,991) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 43.8% (male 39,127,615/female 37,334,281) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 17,201,067/female 16,451,357) 25-54 years: 30.1% (male 25,842,967/female 26,699,432) 55-64 years: 3.8% (male 3,016,896/female 3,603,048) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,390,154/female 2,840,722) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 43.2% (male 39,151,304/female 37,353,737) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 17,486,117/female 16,732,533) 25-54 years: 30.5% (male 27,697,644/female 26,285,816) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 3,393,631/female 3,571,301) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,621,845/female 2,861,826) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 43.01% (male 39,960,275/female 38,123,266) | 15-24 years: 19.38% (male 17,978,154/female 17,210,308) | 25-54 years: 30.56% (male 28,470,583/female 27,018,101) | 55-64 years: 3.94% (male 3,491,784/female 3,669,348) | 65 years and over: 3.11% (male 2,687,373/female 2,952,864) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 42.79% (male 40,744,956/female 38,870,303) | 15-24 years: 19.48% (male 18,514,466/female 17,729,351) | 25-54 years: 30.65% (male 29,259,621/female 27,768,368) | 55-64 years: 3.96% (male 3,595,293/female 3,769,986) | 65 years and over: 3.12% (male 2,754,040/female 3,047,002) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 42.54% (male 41,506,288/female 39,595,720) | 15-24 years: 19.61% (male 19,094,899/female 18,289,513) | 25-54 years: 30.74% (male 30,066,196/female 28,537,846) | 55-64 years: 3.97% (male 3,699,947/female 3,870,080) | 65 years and over: 3.13% (male 2,825,134/female 3,146,638) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 42.45% (male 44,087,799 /female 42,278,742) | 15-24 years: 19.81% (male 20,452,045 /female 19,861,371) | 25-54 years: 30.44% (male 31,031,253 /female 30,893,168) | 55-64 years: 4.04% (male 4,017,658 /female 4,197,739) | 65 years and over: 3.26% (male 3,138,206 /female 3,494,524) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Nigeria Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Nigeria. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex
2019 0-14 years: 42.45% (male 44,087,799 /female 42,278,742) | 15-24 years: 19.81% (male 20,452,045 /female 19,861,371) | 25-54 years: 30.44% (male 31,031,253 /female 30,893,168) | 55-64 years: 4.04% (male 4,017,658 /female 4,197,739) | 65 years and over: 3.26% (male 3,138,206 /female 3,494,524) (2018 est.) | population pyramid : The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Nigeria Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Nigeria. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex
2020 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 45,571,738/female 43,674,769) | 15-24 years: 20.27% (male 22,022,660/female 21,358,753) | 25-54 years: 30.6% (male 32,808,913/female 32,686,474) | 55-64 years: 4.13% (male 4,327,847/female 4,514,264) | 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 3,329,083/female 3,733,801) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Nigeria Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Nigeria. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structur
2021 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 45,571,738/female 43,674,769) 15-24 years: 20.27% (male 22,022,660/female 21,358,753) 25-54 years: 30.6% (male 32,808,913/female 32,686,474) 55-64 years: 4.13% (male 4,327,847/female 4,514,264) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 3,329,083/female 3,733,801) (2020 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 45,571,738/female 43,674,769) 15-24 years: 20.27% (male 22,022,660/female 21,358,753) 25-54 years: 30.6% (male 32,808,913/female 32,686,474) 55-64 years: 4.13% (male 4,327,847/female 4,514,264) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 3,329,083/female 3,733,801) (2020 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 40.69% (male 47,978,838/female 45,940,446) 15-64 years: 55.95% (male 64,923,147/female 64,241,948) 65 years and over: 3.36% (2023 est.) (male 3,635,334/female 4,123,030)
2024 0-14 years: 40.4% (male 48,856,606/female 46,770,810) 15-64 years: 56.2% (male 66,897,900/female 66,187,584) 65 years and over: 3.4% (2024 est.) (male 3,759,943/female 4,274,287)
2025 0-14 years: 40.4% (male 48,856,606/female 46,770,810) 15-64 years: 56.2% (male 66,897,900/female 66,187,584) 65 years and over: 3.4% (2024 est.) (male 3,759,943/female 4,274,287)