Latin America & Caribbean vs Nigeria: Population, male
Latin America & Caribbean
49.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
50.6%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
39th
Nigeria rank
41st
Population, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 50.6% against 49.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 49.4% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 49.4% | 0.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 49.6% | 0.2% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.9% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 50.2% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 50.4% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 50.6% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Latin America & Caribbean or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 50.6% against 49.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?
- 1.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria rank globally for population, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th 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.