Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population, female

Nigeria

117.35 million

in 2025

Pakistan

125.91 million

in 2025

Nigeria rank

6th

Pakistan rank

5th

Population, female over time

Pakistan currently reports 125.91 million against 117.35 million in Nigeria, a difference of 8.55 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Globally, Nigeria ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Population, female
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

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.