Japan vs Nigeria: Population ages 45-49, male
Japan
4.28 million
in 2025
Nigeria
4.78 million
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population ages 45-49, male over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.78 million against 4.28 million in Japan, a difference of 506,260.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.24 million | 965,145 | 1.28 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.50 million | 1.21 million | 2.30 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.24 million | 1.55 million | 2.69 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.01 million | 1.91 million | 3.11 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.09 million | 2.41 million | 1.67 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.45 million | 3.26 million | 1.19 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.72 million | 4.37 million | 352,937 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, male, Japan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.78 million against 4.28 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, male between Japan and Nigeria?
- 506,260, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 45-49, male?
- Japan ranks 10th 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 45-49, 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 45 to 49.