Nigeria vs World: Population ages 00-04, male
Nigeria
14.4%
in 2025
World
8.0%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
24th
World rank
25th
Population ages 00-04, male over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.4% against 8.0% in World, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 24th and World ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 13.8% | 4.9% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 12.6% | 6.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 11.5% | 6.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 10.1% | 7.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 9.5% | 7.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 8.4% | 6.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, male, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 14.4% against 8.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, male between Nigeria and World?
- 6.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for population ages 00-04, male?
- Nigeria ranks 24th and World ranks 25th 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.