Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 20-24, male, per capita was 0.0489 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0489 units per person for population ages 20-24, male, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0489 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 units per person, in 1984.
That places Nigeria 16th 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 20-24, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.045 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.045 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0451 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0451 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0451 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0452 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0452 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0449 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0442 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.043 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.042 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0412 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0405 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0403 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0404 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0404 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0404 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0404 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0404 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0403 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0403 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0402 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0401 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0401 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0402 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0403 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0404 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0406 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0409 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0412 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0416 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.042 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0425 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.043 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0437 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0444 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0451 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0465 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0468 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.047 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.047 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0466 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0462 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0457 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0447 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0442 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0438 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0437 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.044 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0442 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0444 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0447 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0451 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0457 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0463 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0469 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0478 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0489 units per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0448 units per person | 0.043 units per person | 0.0452 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0406 units per person | 0.0403 units per person | 0.042 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0404 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0409 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0436 units per person | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.046 units per person | 0.0442 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0447 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 0.0489 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 15-19, male, per capita 0.0576 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0489 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 units per person in 1984.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 20-24, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 20-24, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.