Share of the population that is female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of the population that is female was 49.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Nigeria is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Nigeria peaked at 50.7% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Nigeria?
- Share of the population that is female in Nigeria was 49.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of the population that is female?
- Nigeria ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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