China vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, total

China
216.72 million
in 2025
Nigeria
96.25 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd

Population ages 0-14, total over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China currently reports 216.72 million against 96.25 million in Nigeria, a difference of 120.47 million.

That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.