Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Euro area or Nigeria?

Euro area, at 36.00 million against 3.46 million in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Euro area and Nigeria?

32.54 million, with Euro area ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Euro area vs Nigeria: Population ages 65 and above, male

Euro area

36.00 million

in 2025

Nigeria

3.46 million

in 2025

Euro area rank

20th

Nigeria rank

22nd

Population ages 65 and above, male over time

Euro area
Nigeria

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 36.00 million against 3.46 million in Nigeria, a difference of 32.54 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 10.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Euro area ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.44 million	724,518	11.72 million	Euro area
1970s	15.35 million	894,324	14.46 million	Euro area
1980s	16.25 million	1.19 million	15.06 million	Euro area
1990s	19.36 million	1.55 million	17.81 million	Euro area
2000s	24.16 million	2.03 million	22.13 million	Euro area
2010s	29.28 million	2.67 million	26.61 million	Euro area
2020s	34.03 million	3.23 million	30.80 million	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Euro area or Nigeria?: Euro area, at 36.00 million against 3.46 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Euro area and Nigeria?: 32.54 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male?: Euro area ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 65 and above, male
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Male population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.