Egypt vs Nigeria: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Egypt
5.69 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
6.90 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
Nigeria rank
24th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.90 million people against 5.69 million people in Egypt, a difference of 1.21 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 780,279 people | 1.29 million people | 505,855 people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 1.66 million people | 514,156 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.53 million people | 2.03 million people | 496,791 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.97 million people | 2.65 million people | 675,337 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.55 million people | 3.39 million people | 840,997 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.19 million people | 4.33 million people | 1.14 million people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.15 million people | 5.62 million people | 1.46 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.38 million people | 6.63 million people | 1.25 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.90 million people against 5.69 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1.21 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.