Nigeria vs United States: Age population, age 18, male, interpolated
Nigeria
2.66 million
in 2025
United States
2.41 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.66 million against 2.41 million in United States, a difference of 251,450.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 482,901 | 1.59 million | 1.10 million | United States |
| 1970s | 580,765 | 2.09 million | 1.51 million | United States |
| 1980s | 781,656 | 2.02 million | 1.24 million | United States |
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.89 million | 749,142 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.47 million | 2.20 million | 736,392 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 2.25 million | 343,605 | United States |
| 2020s | 2.46 million | 2.32 million | 139,860 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 18, male, interpolated, Nigeria or United States?
- Nigeria, at 2.66 million against 2.41 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 18, male, interpolated between Nigeria and United States?
- 251,450, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for age population, age 18, male, interpolated?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 18, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.