Botswana vs Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, male
Botswana
9.6%
in 2025
Nigeria
9.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
24th
Nigeria rank
21st
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.7% against 9.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Botswana ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 9.1% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 8.2% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 1.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 1.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 0.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Botswana ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 20-24, 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 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.