Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Population ages 15-64, male
Nigeria
67.89 million
in 2025
Upper middle income
1.07 billion
in 2025
Nigeria rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Population ages 15-64, male over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 1.07 billion against 67.89 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.00 billion.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 15.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.60 million | 371.03 million | 357.43 million | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 16.58 million | 476.63 million | 460.05 million | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 21.31 million | 622.91 million | 601.60 million | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 28.50 million | 765.60 million | 737.09 million | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 38.02 million | 907.51 million | 869.49 million | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 50.15 million | 1.01 billion | 962.16 million | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 63.14 million | 1.06 billion | 993.17 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 1.07 billion against 67.89 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 1.00 billion, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for population ages 15-64, male?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, 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 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.