Population ages 0-14 | Nigeria

The estimated population between the ages 0 to 14 in Nigeria in mid-2025 amounted to 96 245 600 people, which is 0.854% more than in mid-2024, when it was  95 430 802 people. It has been growing in this country for already 75 years in a row. Over the entire period of data from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs since 1950, this indicator has increased in 6.19 times. The lowest under-15 population was recorded in 1950, when it was 15 555 162 people. The highest value was in 2025, when the total population between the ages 0 to 14 in Nigeria reached 96 245 600 people. The data is sourced from the UN report "World Population Prospects 2024", with the values for 2024 and 2025 being projections. Estimates of population by age describe the size of the population in the category. Population estimates are dependent on the demographic components of change that are fertility, mortality and migration.