India vs Nigeria: Number of one year olds

India
10.92 million
in 2023
Nigeria
3.36 million
in 2023
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of one year olds over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

India currently reports 10.92 million against 3.36 million in Nigeria, a difference of 7.56 million.

That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Nigeria's.

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

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 6.42 million 726,833 5.69 million India
1960s 7.93 million 913,755 7.02 million India
1970s 9.43 million 1.22 million 8.22 million India
1980s 11.29 million 1.61 million 9.68 million India
1990s 12.38 million 1.99 million 10.39 million India
2000s 12.67 million 2.63 million 10.04 million India
2010s 11.86 million 3.25 million 8.61 million India
2020s 11.08 million 3.32 million 7.76 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of one year olds, India or Nigeria?
India, at 10.92 million against 3.36 million in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one year olds between India and Nigeria?
7.56 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of one year olds?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of one year olds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed