Nigeria vs South Africa: Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) was 3.05, compared to South Africa's 6.69. That makes Nigeria's value 54.4% lower than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #192 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 3.05
- Year-over-year
- +0.7%
- 10-year change
- +2.3%
- Peak
- 3.05 (2024)
- Trough
- 2.96 (2017)
South Africa
Rank #126 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 6.69
- Year-over-year
- +2.7%
- 10-year change
- +25.5%
- Peak
- 6.69 (2024)
- Trough
- 5.10 (2005)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS), CC BY 4.0.