Population ages 70-74, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 70-74, female was 1.10 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female in Nigeria is 1.10 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Nigeria peaked at 1.10 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 251,599, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280,982 | 251,599 | 308,141 | 10 |
| 1970s | 332,805 | 312,384 | 365,503 | 10 |
| 1980s | 422,059 | 375,437 | 473,699 | 10 |
| 1990s | 537,252 | 485,674 | 588,464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 668,846 | 600,717 | 748,713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 862,122 | 768,812 | 948,556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 964,585 | 1.10 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female in Nigeria?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Nigeria was 1.10 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 70-74, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,599 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.