Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population fell 6.49% to 2.79% in Nigeria in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Nigeria reached an all time high of 3.37% in 1964 and an all time low of 2.79% in 2022. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Benin amounted to 3.13%, 3.30% in Cameroon, 2.47% in Chad and 2.64% in Niger in 2022.
Nigeria has been ranked 161st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 20 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | % | 13.0% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 4.97% | 5.07% | 5.20% | 5.33% | 5.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 4.02% | 4.13% | 4.26% | 4.39% | 4.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 4.84% | 4.97% | 5.15% | 5.33% | 5.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 5.96% | 6.15% | 6.40% | 6.65% | 6.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 3.33% | 3.41% | 3.52% | 3.63% | 3.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 6.73% | 6.87% | 7.06% | 7.25% | 7.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 17.0% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 3.20% | 3.27% | 3.33% | 3.40% | 3.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 2.71% | 2.72% | 2.73% | 2.74% | 2.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 3.70% | 3.78% | 3.86% | 3.94% | 4.03% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 5.90% | 6.04% | 6.19% | 6.34% | 6.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 4.86% | 5.01% | 5.18% | 5.36% | 5.53% |
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