Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Population ages 20-24, male
Nigeria
11.61 million
in 2025
Upper middle income
106.26 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 106.26 million against 11.61 million in Nigeria, a difference of 94.65 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 5th 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 | 2.22 million | 53.54 million | 51.31 million | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.56 million | 78.28 million | 75.72 million | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 3.39 million | 99.71 million | 96.32 million | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 4.79 million | 115.52 million | 110.73 million | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 6.59 million | 118.75 million | 112.16 million | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 8.28 million | 121.23 million | 112.95 million | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 10.57 million | 107.46 million | 96.89 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 106.26 million against 11.61 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 94.65 million, 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 20-24, male?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.