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Nigeria: Population ages 15-64

56.41percent · 2025+7.0% since 2015

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202556.411
202455.937
202355.48
202255.04
202154.615
202054.193
201953.798
201853.46
201753.156
201652.893
201552.709
201452.606
201352.549
201252.527
201152.535
201052.567
200952.627
200852.715
200752.806
200652.9
200552.994
200453.069
200353.134
200253.195
200153.229
200053.225
199953.161
199853.02
199752.845
199652.677
199552.506
199452.309
199352.09
199251.874
199151.69
199051.532
198951.4
198851.319
198751.28
198651.295
198551.361
198451.461
198351.626
198251.832
198152.03
198052.223
197952.425
197852.662
197752.9
197653.132
197553.364
197453.581
197353.791
197253.993
197154.188
197054.361
196954.519
196854.679
196754.826
196654.958
196555.082
196455.23
196355.396
196255.508
196155.543
196055.536

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Population ages 15-64. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-ages-15-64 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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