Brazil vs Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, male
Brazil
7.84 million
in 2025
Nigeria
11.61 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.61 million against 7.84 million in Brazil, a difference of 3.77 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.51 million | 2.22 million | 1.28 million | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.01 million | 2.56 million | 2.45 million | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.56 million | 3.39 million | 3.17 million | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7.43 million | 4.79 million | 2.64 million | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.77 million | 6.59 million | 2.18 million | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.48 million | 8.28 million | 203,044 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.17 million | 10.57 million | 2.40 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.61 million against 7.84 million in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 3.77 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 217 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.