Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 45-49, male
Bangladesh
4.68 million
in 2025
Nigeria
4.78 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
9th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population ages 45-49, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.78 million against 4.68 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 103,540.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million | 965,145 | 283,238 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.52 million | 1.21 million | 310,655 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.91 million | 1.55 million | 359,306 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 2.46 million | 1.91 million | 552,857 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.25 million | 2.41 million | 840,095 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.73 million | 3.26 million | 473,574 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 4.33 million | 4.37 million | 41,952 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, male, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.78 million against 4.68 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, male between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 103,540, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 45-49, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 218 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 45-49, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Male population between the ages 45 to 49.