Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0118 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0118 units per person.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0124 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per person, in 2008.
That places Nigeria 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0124 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0122 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.012 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.012 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.011 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0108 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.011 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0118 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0118 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.