Nigeria vs Russia: Population ages 45-49, male

Nigeria
4.78 million
in 2025
Russia
5.04 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
8th
Russia rank
7th

Population ages 45-49, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 5.04 million against 4.78 million in Nigeria, a difference of 256,320.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th of 218 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 965,145 2.30 million 1.33 million Russia
1970s 1.21 million 4.21 million 3.00 million Russia
1980s 1.55 million 4.48 million 2.93 million Russia
1990s 1.91 million 4.04 million 2.14 million Russia
2000s 2.41 million 5.56 million 3.15 million Russia
2010s 3.26 million 4.63 million 1.37 million Russia
2020s 4.37 million 4.84 million 471,228 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 45-49, male, Nigeria or Russia?
Russia, at 5.04 million against 4.78 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 45-49, male between Nigeria and Russia?
256,320, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for population ages 45-49, male?
Nigeria ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th 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.

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Indicator
Population ages 45-49, male
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 45 to 49.