Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Population ages 00-04, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
10.21 million
in 2025
Nigeria
17.33 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Population ages 00-04, male over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17.33 million against 10.21 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7.12 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.54 million 4.29 million 2.75 million Nigeria
1970s 2.08 million 5.82 million 3.74 million Nigeria
1980s 2.82 million 7.90 million 5.08 million Nigeria
1990s 3.99 million 9.81 million 5.82 million Nigeria
2000s 5.37 million 12.96 million 7.60 million Nigeria
2010s 7.44 million 16.27 million 8.83 million Nigeria
2020s 9.55 million 16.99 million 7.45 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 00-04, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 17.33 million against 10.21 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 00-04, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
7.12 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 00-04, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 00-04, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 0 to 4.