Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 05-09, male, per capita was 0.0678 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0678 units per person for population ages 05-09, male, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0757 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0633 units per person, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0633 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0635 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0637 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.064 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0642 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0645 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0647 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0651 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0654 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0658 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0662 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0666 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0671 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0675 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0679 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0683 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0692 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0696 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0703 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0711 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.072 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.073 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.074 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0748 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0753 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0756 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0757 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0756 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0753 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0749 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0743 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0729 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0723 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0719 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0716 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0715 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0714 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0715 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0715 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0715 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0716 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0718 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0722 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0727 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0732 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.074 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0743 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0744 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0745 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0746 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0746 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0745 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0743 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.074 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0728 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0719 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0707 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0693 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0678 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0633 units per person | 0.0658 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0681 units per person | 0.0662 units per person | 0.0703 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0742 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | 0.0757 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0726 units per person | 0.0714 units per person | 0.0749 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0721 units per person | 0.0714 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0743 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 0.0746 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.071 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | 6 |
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- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1408 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0678 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0757 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 05-09, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 05-09, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, 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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Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.