Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Italy or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 2.79 million against 2.35 million in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Italy vs Nigeria: Population ages 55-59, male

Italy

2.35 million

in 2025

Nigeria

2.79 million

in 2025

Italy rank

15th

Nigeria rank

12th

Population ages 55-59, male over time

Italy
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.79 million against 2.35 million in Italy, a difference of 443,700.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.41 million	609,316	799,542	Italy
1970s	1.31 million	778,955	528,871	Italy
1980s	1.62 million	1.01 million	617,637	Italy
1990s	1.68 million	1.29 million	386,903	Italy
2000s	1.77 million	1.60 million	173,277	Italy
2010s	1.97 million	2.05 million	76,155	Nigeria
2020s	2.32 million	2.58 million	264,705	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Italy or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 2.79 million against 2.35 million in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Italy and Nigeria?: 443,700, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?: Italy ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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 55-59, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 55-59, 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: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 55 to 59.