Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population ages 55-59, male
Bangladesh
3.28 million
in 2025
Nigeria
2.79 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
10th
Nigeria rank
12th
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.28 million against 2.79 million in Nigeria, a difference of 490,600.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 864,524 | 609,316 | 255,209 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.05 million | 778,955 | 272,689 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 1.01 million | 278,824 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 1.29 million | 358,610 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.08 million | 1.60 million | 484,011 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.76 million | 2.05 million | 713,711 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.14 million | 2.58 million | 560,038 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Bangladesh, at 3.28 million against 2.79 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 490,600, with Bangladesh 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 55-59, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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 55-59, 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 55 to 59.