Nigeria vs Pakistan: Population ages 05-09, male

Nigeria
16.10 million
in 2025
Pakistan
15.53 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
4th

Population ages 05-09, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.10 million against 15.53 million in Pakistan, a difference of 571,300.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.20 million 3.67 million 467,253 Pakistan
1970s 4.30 million 5.09 million 792,490 Pakistan
1980s 6.24 million 7.02 million 778,299 Pakistan
1990s 7.95 million 10.09 million 2.14 million Pakistan
2000s 10.36 million 12.39 million 2.04 million Pakistan
2010s 13.99 million 14.27 million 280,470 Pakistan
2020s 16.00 million 15.47 million 532,050 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 16.10 million against 15.53 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between Nigeria and Pakistan?
571,300, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for population ages 05-09, male?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 218 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 05-09, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 05-09, 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 5 to 9.