Mexico vs Nigeria: Population ages 45-49, male
Mexico
3.66 million
in 2025
Nigeria
4.78 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
11th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population ages 45-49, male over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.78 million against 3.66 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.12 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 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 | 677,429 | 965,145 | 287,715 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 870,398 | 1.21 million | 335,334 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.55 million | 385,038 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 1.91 million | 202,276 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.45 million | 2.41 million | 37,776 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.25 million | 3.26 million | 13,012 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.60 million | 4.37 million | 764,705 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, male, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.78 million against 3.66 million in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, male between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 1.12 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 45-49, 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 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.