Nigeria vs United States: Population ages 10-14, male
Nigeria
15.39 million
in 2025
United States
10.66 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Population ages 10-14, male over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 15.39 million against 10.66 million in United States, a difference of 4.74 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.73 million | 9.45 million | 6.73 million | United States |
| 1970s | 3.55 million | 10.20 million | 6.65 million | United States |
| 1980s | 5.02 million | 8.66 million | 3.64 million | United States |
| 1990s | 6.93 million | 9.59 million | 2.66 million | United States |
| 2000s | 8.70 million | 10.63 million | 1.93 million | United States |
| 2010s | 11.82 million | 10.76 million | 1.06 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.69 million | 10.92 million | 3.77 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 10-14, male, Nigeria or United States?
- Nigeria, at 15.39 million against 10.66 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 10-14, male between Nigeria and United States?
- 4.74 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for population ages 10-14, male?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th 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 10-14, male. 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 10 to 14.