Malawi vs Nigeria: Population ages 05-09, male
Malawi
13.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
13.4%
in 2025
Malawi rank
24th
Nigeria rank
26th
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 13.5% against 13.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 15.0% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.7% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 14.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 13.5% against 13.4% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, 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 05-09, male?
- Malawi ranks 24th 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.