Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 00-04, male, per capita was 0.0729 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0729 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0961 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0729 units per person, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 22nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0849 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0851 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0854 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0857 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0861 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0865 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0868 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0872 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0877 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0883 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0888 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0895 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0901 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0908 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0916 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0924 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0933 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0943 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0952 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0959 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0961 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0961 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0959 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0956 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0951 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0944 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0936 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0927 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0917 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.091 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0904 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.09 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0898 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0896 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0894 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0893 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0893 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0892 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0891 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.089 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0891 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0894 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0898 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0902 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0906 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0908 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0909 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0908 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0907 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0906 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0904 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.09 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0895 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0888 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.088 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.087 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0857 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0842 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0825 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0807 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0787 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.077 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0756 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0745 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0736 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0729 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0864 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0883 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0922 units per person | 0.0888 units per person | 0.0959 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0942 units per person | 0.091 units per person | 0.0961 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0895 units per person | 0.089 units per person | 0.0904 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0903 units per person | 0.0891 units per person | 0.0909 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0867 units per person | 0.0807 units per person | 0.0904 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0754 units per person | 0.0729 units per person | 0.0787 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 19 Zambia 0.0744 units per person compare
- 20 Ethiopia 0.0742 units per person compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.0731 units per person compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0721 units per person compare
- 24 Malawi 0.0718 units per person compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 0.0714 units per person compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0729 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0961 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0729 units per person in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 00-04, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 00-04, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 00-04, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 00-04, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 00-04, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 00-04, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.