Nigeria vs Turkey: Population ages 75-79, male
Nigeria
572,619
in 2025
Turkey
694,894
in 2025
Nigeria rank
23rd
Turkey rank
20th
Population ages 75-79, male over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 694,894 against 572,619 in Nigeria, a difference of 122,275.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,684 | 95,912 | 11,772 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 144,688 | 156,789 | 12,101 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 185,540 | 187,833 | 2,292 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 246,642 | 226,496 | 20,146 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 326,126 | 366,865 | 40,739 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 446,727 | 490,708 | 43,981 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 553,506 | 616,036 | 62,530 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Nigeria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 694,894 against 572,619 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 122,275, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for population ages 75-79, male?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 20th 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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About this data
Male population between the ages 75 to 79.