Indonesia vs Nigeria: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Indonesia
70.11 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
94.55 million people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 94.55 million people against 70.11 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 24.44 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.54 million people | 16.80 million people | 13.74 million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 41.38 million people | 20.63 million people | 20.74 million people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 54.68 million people | 27.34 million people | 27.33 million people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 63.49 million people | 38.02 million people | 25.47 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 66.33 million people | 48.79 million people | 17.54 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 67.23 million people | 63.15 million people | 4.08 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 70.24 million people | 83.01 million people | 12.77 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 70.59 million people | 93.12 million people | 22.52 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 94.55 million people against 70.11 million people in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 24.44 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.