Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 15-64, male, per capita was 0.2858 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria is 0.2858 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.2858 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2526 units per person, in 1986.
Nigeria ranks 187th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2767 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2768 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2767 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.276 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2749 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2739 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.273 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.272 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2708 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2696 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2685 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2675 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2663 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2652 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.264 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2628 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2615 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2603 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2591 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2579 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2569 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2559 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2549 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2539 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2532 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2529 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2526 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2527 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2531 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2537 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2546 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2556 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2567 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.258 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2593 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2605 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2615 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2625 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2637 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2646 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2652 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2654 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2655 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2654 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2654 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2652 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2649 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2646 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2643 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.264 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2639 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2639 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2641 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2644 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2648 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2655 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2666 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2681 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2698 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2717 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2738 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2761 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2784 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2808 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2832 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2858 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2741 units per person | 0.2696 units per person | 0.2768 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2633 units per person | 0.2579 units per person | 0.2685 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.254 units per person | 0.2526 units per person | 0.2569 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2597 units per person | 0.2546 units per person | 0.2646 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.265 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 0.2655 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2663 units per person | 0.2639 units per person | 0.2717 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2797 units per person | 0.2738 units per person | 0.2858 units per person | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.2858 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2858 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2526 units per person in 1986.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 15-64, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 15-64, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.