Nigeria vs Russia: Population ages 15-64, total

Nigeria

133.99 million

in 2025

Russia

93.54 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

7th

Russia rank

9th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

Nigeria
Russia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 133.99 million against 93.54 million in Russia, a difference of 40.45 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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Population ages 15-64, total in Nigeria
Population ages 15-64, total in Russia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.