Population ages 60-64, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 60-64, male was 2.11 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 60-64, male in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 60-64, male in Nigeria stood at 2.11 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 60-64, male in Nigeria peaked at 2.11 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 455,945, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 15th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 472,940 | 455,945 | 506,357 | 10 |
| 1970s | 583,006 | 517,833 | 665,998 | 10 |
| 1980s | 773,576 | 687,413 | 859,830 | 10 |
| 1990s | 986,154 | 880,566 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 1.13 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.40 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million | 1.82 million | 2.11 million | 6 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 60-64, male in Nigeria?
- Population ages 60-64, male in Nigeria was 2.11 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 60-64, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 60-64, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,945 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 60-64, male?
- Nigeria ranks 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 60-64, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 60-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 60 to 64.