French Polynesia vs Nigeria: Population, male
French Polynesia
50.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
50.6%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
41st
Population, male over time
- French Polynesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.6% against 50.5% in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 218 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 49.4% | 1.7% | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 49.4% | 2.4% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 49.6% | 2.2% | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 49.9% | 1.5% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 50.2% | 0.6% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 0.0% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 0.1% | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, French Polynesia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 50.6% against 50.5% in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between French Polynesia and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Nigeria rank globally for population, male?
- French Polynesia ranks 42nd 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.