The data displays the median age of the population in Nigeria from 1950 to 2050. The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2015, the median age of the Nigerian population was 17.9 years.
1950 | 19.1 |
1955 | 19.1 |
1960 | 19.1 |
1965 | 19 |
1970 | 18.7 |
1975 | 18.3 |
1980 | 18 |
1985 | 17.5 |
1990 | 17.4 |
1995 | 17.7 |
2000 | 17.9 |
2005 | 18 |
2010 | 17.9 |
2015 | 17.9 |
2020 | 18.1 |
2025 | 18.5 |
2030 | 19.2 |
2035 | 19.9 |
2040 | 20.7 |
2045 | 21.5 |
2050 | 22.4 |