China vs Nigeria: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

China

236.00 million people

in 2023

Nigeria

94.55 million people

in 2023

China rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

3rd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

China currently reports 236.00 million people against 94.55 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 141.45 million people.

That makes China's figure about 2.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.