Indonesia vs Nigeria: Female population by age group

Indonesia
10.87 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
16.56 million people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Female population by age group over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
5.0M10.0M15.0M195019862023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.56 million people against 10.87 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 5.69 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 5.99 million people 3.41 million people 2.58 million people Indonesia
1960s 8.43 million people 4.30 million people 4.12 million people Indonesia
1970s 10.16 million people 5.73 million people 4.42 million people Indonesia
1980s 11.02 million people 7.71 million people 3.31 million people Indonesia
1990s 10.90 million people 9.54 million people 1.36 million people Indonesia
2000s 11.13 million people 12.64 million people 1.50 million people Nigeria
2010s 11.73 million people 15.90 million people 4.17 million people Nigeria
2020s 11.00 million people 16.47 million people 5.47 million people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female population by age group, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 16.56 million people against 10.87 million people in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in female population by age group between Indonesia and Nigeria?
5.69 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for female population by age group?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.