Which has higher population, male, Ethiopia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 120.18 million against 67.88 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, male between Ethiopia and Nigeria?

52.30 million, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Population, male

Ethiopia

67.88 million

in 2025

Nigeria

120.18 million

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

10th

Nigeria rank

7th

Population, male over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 120.18 million against 67.88 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 52.30 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 220 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.80 million	24.55 million	12.75 million	Nigeria
1970s	15.28 million	31.14 million	15.86 million	Nigeria
1980s	19.42 million	41.66 million	22.24 million	Nigeria
1990s	28.08 million	54.74 million	26.66 million	Nigeria
2000s	38.76 million	72.07 million	33.30 million	Nigeria
2010s	51.56 million	94.90 million	43.34 million	Nigeria
2020s	63.70 million	114.06 million	50.36 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 120.18 million against 67.88 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 52.30 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for population, male?: Ethiopia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 220 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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Indicator: Population, male
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.