Population ages 65 and above | Nigeria

The estimated population 65 years of age or older in Nigeria in mid-2025 amounted to 7 291 002 people, which is 2.78% more than in mid-2024, when it was  7 093 611 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 6.53 times. The lowest 65+ years old population was recorded in 1950, when it was 1 116 811 people. The maximum number of people 65 years of age or older lived in Nigeria in 2025 with a value of 7 291 002. 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.