Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
40.5% Nigeria, 2025
Down 0.5 points from 41.0% in 2024.
International estimateYearly
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
- Type of figure
- International estimate. Estimated by an international organisation from several national sources.
- Updated
- Yearly
- Compiled from
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.5% |
| 2024 | 41.0% |
| 2023 | 41.5% |
| 2022 | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 42.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% |
| 2019 | 43.2% |
| 2018 | 43.6% |
| 2017 | 43.9% |
| 2016 | 44.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3% |
| 2014 | 44.4% |
| 2013 | 44.5% |
| 2012 | 44.5% |
| 2011 | 44.5% |
| 2010 | 44.4% |
| 2009 | 44.4% |
| 2008 | 44.3% |
| 2007 | 44.2% |
| 2006 | 44.1% |
| 2005 | 44.0% |
| 2004 | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 43.8% |
| 2002 | 43.8% |
| 2001 | 43.7% |
| 2000 | 43.7% |
| 1999 | 43.8% |
| 1998 | 43.9% |
| 1997 | 44.1% |
| 1996 | 44.2% |
| 1995 | 44.4% |
| 1994 | 44.6% |
| 1993 | 44.8% |
| 1992 | 45.0% |
| 1991 | 45.2% |
| 1990 | 45.3% |
| 1989 | 45.5% |
| 1988 | 45.5% |
| 1987 | 45.6% |
| 1986 | 45.6% |
| 1985 | 45.5% |
| 1984 | 45.4% |
| 1983 | 45.2% |
| 1982 | 45.0% |
| 1981 | 44.8% |
| 1980 | 44.6% |
| 1979 | 44.4% |
| 1978 | 44.2% |
| 1977 | 43.9% |
| 1976 | 43.7% |
| 1975 | 43.4% |
| 1974 | 43.2% |
| 1973 | 43.0% |
| 1972 | 42.8% |
| 1971 | 42.5% |
| 1970 | 42.4% |
| 1969 | 42.2% |
| 1968 | 42.0% |
| 1967 | 41.8% |
| 1966 | 41.7% |
| 1965 | 41.5% |
| 1964 | 41.4% |
| 1963 | 41.2% |
| 1962 | 41.1% |
| 1961 | 41.1% |
| 1960 | 41.1% |