Malawi vs Nigeria: Population ages 00-04, male
Malawi
14.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
14.4%
in 2025
Malawi rank
21st
Nigeria rank
24th
Population ages 00-04, male over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 14.7% against 14.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 1.8% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.0% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.9% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.0% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, male, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 14.7% against 14.4% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, male between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 00-04, male?
- Malawi ranks 21st 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 00-04, 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 4 as a percentage of the total male population.