Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Population, male
Bangladesh
86.37 million
in 2025
Nigeria
120.18 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Population, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 120.18 million against 86.37 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 33.81 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.77 million | 24.55 million | 6.22 million | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 39.67 million | 31.14 million | 8.53 million | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 50.70 million | 41.66 million | 9.04 million | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 62.12 million | 54.74 million | 7.38 million | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 72.26 million | 72.07 million | 195,430 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 78.31 million | 94.90 million | 16.59 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 83.99 million | 114.06 million | 30.07 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 120.18 million against 86.37 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 33.81 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for population, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.