Mexico vs Nigeria: Population ages 40-44, male
Mexico
4.08 million
in 2025
Nigeria
5.71 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
11th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population ages 40-44, male over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.71 million against 4.08 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.63 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 835,878 | 1.17 million | 336,143 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 1.45 million | 418,386 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.45 million | 1.86 million | 408,724 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.11 million | 2.23 million | 120,348 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.96 million | 2.95 million | 10,568 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.64 million | 4.13 million | 494,953 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.92 million | 5.41 million | 1.49 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 40-44, male, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.71 million against 4.08 million in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 40-44, male between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 1.63 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 40-44, male?
- Mexico ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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 40-44, 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 40 to 44.