Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, Cameroon or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 56.5% against 55.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Population ages 15-64, male

Cameroon

55.9%

in 2025

Nigeria

56.5%

in 2025

Cameroon rank

196th

Nigeria rank

194th

Population ages 15-64, male over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 56.5% against 55.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 194th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	54.6%	55.4%	0.8%	Nigeria
1970s	52.3%	53.3%	1.0%	Nigeria
1980s	50.3%	51.2%	0.9%	Nigeria
1990s	50.5%	52.0%	1.5%	Nigeria
2000s	52.6%	52.8%	0.2%	Nigeria
2010s	53.8%	52.8%	1.0%	Cameroon
2020s	55.2%	55.3%	0.1%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 56.5% against 55.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 15-64, male?: Cameroon ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 194th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population)
Unit: % of male population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.