Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Population, male
Afghanistan
50.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
50.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
41st
Population, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.6% against 50.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 49.4% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 49.4% | 1.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 49.6% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 50.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 50.6% against 50.5% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for population, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.