China (People’s Republic of) vs Nigeria: Age population, age 01, female, interpolated

China (People’s Republic of)
4.18 million
in 2025
Nigeria
3.45 million
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd

Age population, age 01, female, interpolated over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 4.18 million against 3.45 million in Nigeria, a difference of 729,800.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 11.22 million 913,755 10.31 million China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 11.95 million 1.22 million 10.74 million China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 10.81 million 1.61 million 9.20 million China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 9.72 million 1.99 million 7.73 million China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 7.56 million 2.63 million 4.93 million China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 8.29 million 3.25 million 5.04 million China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 5.27 million 3.35 million 1.91 million China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 01, female, interpolated, China (People’s Republic of) or Nigeria?
China (People’s Republic of), at 4.18 million against 3.45 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 01, female, interpolated between China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?
729,800, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria rank globally for age population, age 01, female, interpolated?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 01, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.