Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, male
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
8.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
9.7%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
21st
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.7% against 8.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 9.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 0.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 1.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 0.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 9.3% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.7% against 8.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
- 1.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.