Population ages 65-69, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 65-69, female was 1.64 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65-69, female in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65-69, female in Nigeria is 1.64 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female in Nigeria peaked at 1.64 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 392,617, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 421,059 | 392,617 | 438,692 | 10 |
| 1970s | 489,340 | 443,793 | 543,146 | 10 |
| 1980s | 632,237 | 558,338 | 704,111 | 10 |
| 1990s | 795,852 | 719,851 | 877,293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million | 897,479 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.15 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million | 1.44 million | 1.64 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 16 United Kingdom 1.95 million compare
- 17 South Korea 1.90 million compare
- 18 Turkey 1.67 million compare
- 20 Philippines 1.63 million compare
- 21 Spain 1.56 million compare
- 22 Iran 1.52 million compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, female in Nigeria?
- Population ages 65-69, female in Nigeria was 1.64 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,617 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 65-69, female?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65-69, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 65-69, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 65 to 69.