Nigeria vs Yemen: Population, male
Nigeria
50.6%
in 2025
Yemen
50.7%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
41st
Yemen rank
39th
Population, male over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 50.7% against 50.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.6% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 49.6% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 50.0% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 50.3% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.7% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.7% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 50.7% against 50.6% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for population, male?
- Nigeria ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th 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.