Euro area vs Nigeria: Population, male
Euro area
49.0%
in 2025
Nigeria
50.6%
in 2025
Euro area rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
41st
Population, male over time
- Euro area
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.6% against 49.0% in Euro area, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 49.4% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 49.4% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 49.6% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 49.9% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 50.2% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 50.4% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 50.6% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Euro area or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 50.6% against 49.0% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Euro area and Nigeria?
- 1.6%, with Nigeria 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, male?
- Euro area ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- 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.