Population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population fell 0.755% to 41.8% in Nigeria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Nigeria reached an all time high of 45.0% in 1987 and an all time low of 41.0% in 1961. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Benin amounted to 37.2%, 38.0% in Cameroon, 43.8% in Chad and 48.7% in Niger in 2024.
Nigeria has been ranked 11th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | % | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 29.7% | 29.3% | 28.9% | 28.5% | 28.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 33.1% | 32.7% | 32.3% | 31.9% | 31.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 30.4% | 30.0% | 29.7% | 29.3% | 28.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 26.2% | 25.8% | 25.4% | 25.1% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 35.3% | 34.8% | 34.3% | 33.9% | 33.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 26.5% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 25.5% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 39.5% | 39.2% | 38.8% | 38.4% | 38.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 44.3% | 44.0% | 43.6% | 43.3% | 42.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 36.3% | 36.0% | 35.6% | 35.3% | 34.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 28.3% | 28.0% | 27.6% | 27.3% | 26.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 30.0% | 29.7% | 29.4% | 29.1% | 28.7% |
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