Ghana vs Nigeria: Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate
Ghana
-0.1355 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
-0.1408 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
86th
Nigeria rank
88th
Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -0.1355 % change on previous year against -0.1408 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0053 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.48 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.858 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 0.8958 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0.1333 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0.6074 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6268 % change on previous year | 0.6358 % change on previous year | 0.0089 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at -0.1355 % change on previous year against -0.1408 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.0053 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 88th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 05-09, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.