Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 75-79, male
Nigeria
572,619
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.08 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th
Population ages 75-79, male over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.08 million against 572,619 in Nigeria, a difference of 2.51 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.4 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,684 | 559,748 | 452,063 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 144,688 | 722,074 | 577,387 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 185,540 | 991,823 | 806,283 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 246,642 | 1.33 million | 1.08 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 326,126 | 1.73 million | 1.40 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 446,727 | 2.25 million | 1.80 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 553,506 | 2.85 million | 2.29 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.08 million against 572,619 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.51 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 75-79, male?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th 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 75-79, 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 75 to 79.