Australia vs Nigeria: Population ages 75-79, male

Australia
496,040
in 2025
Nigeria
572,619
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
Nigeria rank
23rd

Population ages 75-79, male over time

  • Australia
  • Nigeria
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196019922025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 572,619 against 496,040 in Australia, a difference of 76,579.

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

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

Australia ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 75,122 107,684 32,562 Nigeria
1970s 84,658 144,688 60,030 Nigeria
1980s 124,406 185,540 61,134 Nigeria
1990s 174,588 246,642 72,054 Nigeria
2000s 240,257 326,126 85,869 Nigeria
2010s 295,375 446,727 151,351 Nigeria
2020s 433,199 553,506 120,307 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Australia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 572,619 against 496,040 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Australia and Nigeria?
76,579, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 75-79, male?
Australia ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 23rd 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 75-79, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 75-79, 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 75 to 79.