Gambia vs Nigeria: Population ages 05-09, male
Gambia
13.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
13.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
28th
Nigeria rank
26th
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.4% against 13.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 26th 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 | 12.9% | 13.0% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 13.8% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 15.0% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.5% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.4% against 13.2% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, 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 05-09, male?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, 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 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total male population.