Population ages 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 15-19, male, per capita was 0.0576 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0576 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0576 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0472 units per person, in 1968.
That places Nigeria 15th 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 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0522 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0522 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.052 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0513 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0501 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.049 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0481 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0474 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0474 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0475 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0476 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0477 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0477 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0477 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0477 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0477 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0477 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0476 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0476 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0476 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0476 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0477 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0478 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0479 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0482 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0486 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.049 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0496 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0502 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.051 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0519 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0528 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0536 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0543 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0547 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.055 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0551 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0551 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0545 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0541 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0535 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0529 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0524 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0521 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0518 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0516 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0516 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0515 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0515 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0516 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0517 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0517 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0518 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0521 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0526 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0531 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0538 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0545 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0551 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0556 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0561 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0565 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0571 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0576 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 0.0522 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0476 units per person | 0.0475 units per person | 0.0477 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0484 units per person | 0.0476 units per person | 0.0502 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0538 units per person | 0.051 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 units per person | 0.0515 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0524 units per person | 0.0515 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0563 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0576 units per person | 6 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0576 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0576 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0472 units per person in 1968.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 15-19, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 15-19, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.