Nigeria

Selected Rankings - 2026

#3
in the world
Population - Age 0-4
36,597,020 people
#5
in the world
Mortality Rate - Age 1-4 - Female
43.40 per 1,000 births

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Population - 2026


AgeTotalFemaleMale
Total240,004,971120,117,978119,886,994
  Rank5
0-436,597,02017,849,68418,747,338
    Rank333
5-932,203,08215,727,54616,475,536
    Rank333
10-1428,939,86814,140,59514,799,272
    Rank333
15-1925,980,25212,700,23413,280,018
    Rank333
20-2423,092,12011,315,99611,776,123
    Rank333
25-2919,067,7329,395,3339,672,400
    Rank666
30-3415,726,7537,818,8077,907,946
    Rank787
35-3913,191,4496,653,2396,538,210
    Rank888
40-4411,151,9145,728,3635,423,551
    Rank888
45-499,299,2574,882,9744,416,283
    Rank999
50-547,316,7443,952,5943,364,150
    Rank111111
55-595,628,6653,140,4292,488,236
    Rank121114
60-644,281,7002,438,6451,843,055
    Rank171419
65-693,104,2571,785,2031,319,054
    Rank201823
70-742,130,2601,237,371892,889
    Rank252325
75-791,333,545779,339554,206
    Rank252524
80-84670,908395,461275,447
    Rank262624
85-89231,964139,99391,971
    Rank333630
90-9450,82931,82619,003
    Rank515844
95-996,2554,0772,178
    Rank757867
100+397269128
    Rank9710179
 

Birth Rates - 2026


·Gross Reproduction Rate2.19 Per 1,000 Rank: 11
·Ratio at Birth - Male to Female1.06 RatioRank: 44
·Total Fertility Rate4.51 Births Per WomanRank: 11
·Fertility Rate
·15-1992.10 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 13
·20-24187.90 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 11
·25-29231.80 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 8
·30-34193.00 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 9
·35-39124.90 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 12
·40-4455.80 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 22
·45-4916.90 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 21

Growth Rates - 2026


·Growth Rate2.37 PercentRank: 15
·Natural Growth2.40 PercentRank: 14
·Births Per 100034.23 Per 1,000Rank: 10
·Net Migrants per 1000-0.22 Per 1,000Rank: 146

Mortality Rates - 2026


·Life Expectancy57.59 YearsRank: 212
·Female61.31 YearsRank: 206
·Male54.08 YearsRank: 221
·Deaths Per 100010.27 Per 1,000Rank: 50
·Infant Mortality Rate55.54 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 10
·Female51.18 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 10
·Male59.66 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 12
·Mortality Rate - Age 1-444.05 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 5
·Female43.40 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 5
·Male44.66 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 6
·Mortality Rate - Under Age 597.14 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 9
·Female92.36 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 8
·Male101.66 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 9

Land Area


·Area
·Square Miles356,669
·Square Kilometers923,768
·Area Rank
·AfricaRank: 14
·WorldwideRank: 33