Nigeria vs World: Population ages 05-09, male
Nigeria
13.4%
in 2025
World
8.4%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
26th
World rank
23rd
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.4% against 8.4% in World, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Nigeria ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd 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 | 13.0% | 12.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 11.4% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.1% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 9.7% | 4.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.1% | 5.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 8.7% | 5.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 13.4% against 8.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Nigeria and World?
- 5.0%, 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 05-09, male?
- Nigeria ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd 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.