Nigeria vs Pakistan: Age population, age 16, male, interpolated

Nigeria
2.82 million
in 2025
Pakistan
2.91 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
Pakistan rank
3rd

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.91 million against 2.82 million in Nigeria, a difference of 95,790.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 217 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 501,313 538,627 37,313 Pakistan
1970s 619,642 750,938 131,296 Pakistan
1980s 844,215 1.04 million 198,606 Pakistan
1990s 1.23 million 1.44 million 212,534 Pakistan
2000s 1.55 million 2.06 million 509,948 Pakistan
2010s 2.05 million 2.46 million 411,437 Pakistan
2020s 2.63 million 2.72 million 91,367 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 16, male, interpolated, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 2.91 million against 2.82 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 16, male, interpolated between Nigeria and Pakistan?
95,790, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for age population, age 16, male, interpolated?
Nigeria ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 16, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.