Gambia vs Nigeria: Population ages 0-14, male
Gambia
40.3%
in 2025
Nigeria
40.6%
in 2025
Gambia rank
26th
Nigeria rank
24th
Population ages 0-14, male over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.6% against 40.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 43.0% | 43.8% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 46.0% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 45.1% | 1.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.4% | 2.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.8% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, male, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40.6% against 40.3% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, male between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 0-14, male?
- Gambia ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.