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===Population by sex and age=== Population by sex and age group (Census 21.III.2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.population.gov.ng/images/Priority%20table%20Vol%204.pdf |title=Federal Republic of Nigeria: 2006 Population and Housing Census - Population distribution by age & sex |access-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120201645/http://www.population.gov.ng/images/Priority%20table%20Vol%204.pdf |archive-date=20 January 2017 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="50"|Age ! width="80" |Population ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 140,431,790 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0β4 | align="right" | 22,594,967 | align="right" | 16.09 |- | align="right" | 5β9 | align="right" | 20,005,380 | align="right" | 14.25 |- | align="right" | 10β14 | align="right" | 16,135,950 | align="right" | 11.49 |- | align="right" | 15β19 | align="right" | 14,899,419 | align="right" | 10.61 |- | align="right" | 20β24 | align="right" | 13,435,079 | align="right" | 9.57 |- | align="right" | 25β29 | align="right" | 12,211,426 | align="right" | 8.70 |- | align="right" | 30β34 | align="right" | 9,467,538 | align="right" | 6.74 |- | align="right" | 35β39 | align="right" | 7,331,755 | align="right" | 5.22 |- | align="right" | 40β44 | align="right" | 6,456,470 | align="right" | 4.60 |- | align="right" | 45β49 | align="right" | 4,591,293 | align="right" | 3.27 |- | align="right" | 50β54 | align="right" | 4,249,219 | align="right" | 3.03 |- | align="right" | 55β59 | align="right" | 2,066,247 | align="right" | 1.47 |- | align="right" | 60β64 | align="right" | 2,450,286 | align="right" | 1.74 |- | align="right" | 65β69 | align="right" | 1,151,048 | align="right" | 0.82 |- | align="right" | 70β74 | align="right" | 1,264,937 | align="right" | 0.95 |- | align="right" | 75β79 | align="right" | 579,838 | align="right" | 0.41 |- | align="right" | 80β84 | align="right" | 760,053 | align="right" | 0.54 |- | align="right" | 85+ | align="right" | 715,225 | align="right" | 0.51 |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="80pt"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|% |- | align="right" | 0β14 | align="right" | 58,736,297 | align="right" | 30,462,148 | align="right" | 28,274,149 | align="right" | 41.83 |- | align="right" | 15β64 | align="right" | 77,158,732 | align="right" | 38,348,799 | align="right" | 38,809,933 | align="right" | 54.94 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 4,536,761 | align="right" | 2,534,541 | align="right" | 2,002,220 | align="right" | 3.23 |- |} Population by age group (estimates 1.VII.2016) (Data are projections based on the 2006 Population Census.)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ |title=Demographic and Social Statistics |publisher=United Nations |access-date=16 April 2022 |archive-date=14 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414000805/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="50"|Age ! width="80" |Population ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 193,392,517 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0β4 | align="right" | 31,116,156 | align="right" | 16.09 |- | align="right" | 5β9 | align="right" | 27,549,964 | align="right" | 14.25 |- | align="right" | 10β14 | align="right" | 22,221,265 | align="right" | 11.49 |- | align="right" | 15β19 | align="right" | 20,518,404 | align="right" | 10.61 |- | align="right" | 20β24 | align="right" | 18,501,820 | align="right" | 9.57 |- | align="right" | 25β29 | align="right" | 16,816,694 | align="right" | 8.70 |- | align="right" | 30β34 | align="right" | 13,038,009 | align="right" | 6.74 |- | align="right" | 35β39 | align="right" | 10,096,763 | align="right" | 5.22 |- | align="right" | 40β44 | align="right" | 8,891,384 | align="right" | 4.60 |- | align="right" | 45β49 | align="right" | 6,322,797 | align="right" | 3.27 |- | align="right" | 50β54 | align="right" | 5,851,717 | align="right" | 3.03 |- | align="right" | 55β59 | align="right" | 2,845,486 | align="right" | 1.47 |- | align="right" | 60β64 | align="right" | 3,374,357 | align="right" | 1.74 |- | align="right" | 65β69 | align="right" | 1,585,140 | align="right" | 0.82 |- | align="right" | 70β74 | align="right" | 1,832,402 | align="right" | 0.95 |- | align="right" | 75β79 | align="right" | 798,511 | align="right" | 0.41 |- | align="right" | 80β84 | align="right" | 1,046,690 | align="right" | 0.54 |- | align="right" | 85+ | align="right" | 984,956 | align="right" | 0.51 |- | align="right" | 0β14 | align="right" | 80,887,385 | align="right" | 41.83 |- | align="right" | 15β64 | align="right" | 107,242,389 | align="right" | 55.45 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 5,262,743 | align="right" | 2.72 |- |} Population by age group (estimates 1.VII.2020) (Source: National Population Commission.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics|title=Demographic and Social Statistics|publisher=United Nations|access-date=3 January 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218223334/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="50"|Age ! width="80" |Population ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 206,283,338 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0β4 | align="right" | 32,819,289 | align="right" | 15.91 |- | align="right" | 5β9 | align="right" | 29,231,173 | align="right" | 14.17 |- | align="right" | 10β14 | align="right" | 25,970,650 | align="right" | 12.59 |- | align="right" | 15β19 | align="right" | 20,342,647 | align="right" | 9.86 |- | align="right" | 20β24 | align="right" | 17,871,826 | align="right" | 8.66 |- | align="right" | 25β29 | align="right" | 14,992,764 | align="right" | 7.27 |- | align="right" | 30β34 | align="right" | 13,402,007 | align="right" | 6.50 |- | align="right" | 35β39 | align="right" | 12,505,764 | align="right" | 6.06 |- | align="right" | 40β44 | align="right" | 10,427,144 | align="right" | 5.05 |- | align="right" | 45β49 | align="right" | 7,963,484 | align="right" | 3.86 |- | align="right" | 50β54 | align="right" | 6,383,640 | align="right" | 3.09 |- | align="right" | 55β59 | align="right" | 5,002,819 | align="right" | 2.43 |- | align="right" | 60β64 | align="right" | 3,696,336 | align="right" | 1.79 |- | align="right" | 65β69 | align="right" | 2,447,988 | align="right" | 1.19 |- | align="right" | 70β74 | align="right" | 1,591,000 | align="right" | 0.77 |- | align="right" | 75β79 | align="right" | 915,154 | align="right" | 0.44 |- | align="right" | 80+ | align="right" | 719,653 | align="right" | 0.35 |- | align="right" | 0β14 | align="right" | 88,021,112 | align="right" | 42.67 |- | align="right" | 15β64 | align="right" | 112,588,431 | align="right" | 54.58 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 5,673,795 | align="right" | 2.75 |- |}
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