Population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 70-74, male was 994,914 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
994,914
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
22nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
994,914
in 2025
All-time low
192,373
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 70-74, 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
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria is 994,914, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria peaked at 994,914 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 192,373, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 22nd 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.
Population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 192,373 | — |
| 1961 | 198,488 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 204,713 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 210,992 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 217,180 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 223,090 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 228,916 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 234,433 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 239,547 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 243,964 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 247,569 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 250,380 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 252,287 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 254,180 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 257,232 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 261,840 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 268,190 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 276,378 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 285,585 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 294,936 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 304,164 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 313,369 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 322,426 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 330,531 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 339,282 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 349,789 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 360,901 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 372,795 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 385,226 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 397,570 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 409,552 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 420,973 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 431,896 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 442,676 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 453,329 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 463,969 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 474,598 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 485,248 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 496,289 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 508,134 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 520,975 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 534,847 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 549,824 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 565,913 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 583,028 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 600,633 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 618,778 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 638,139 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 658,564 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 679,200 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 699,777 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 720,537 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 741,683 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 763,669 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 786,886 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 810,809 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 834,101 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 854,354 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 865,734 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 870,360 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 875,577 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 885,717 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 902,958 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 929,048 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 961,963 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 994,914 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219,370 | 192,373 | 243,964 | 10 |
| 1970s | 264,858 | 247,569 | 294,936 | 10 |
| 1980s | 347,605 | 304,164 | 397,570 | 10 |
| 1990s | 458,666 | 409,552 | 508,134 | 10 |
| 2000s | 594,990 | 520,975 | 679,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,791 | 699,777 | 870,360 | 10 |
| 2020s | 925,030 | 875,577 | 994,914 | 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)
- 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 70-74, male in Nigeria?
- Population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria was 994,914 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 70-74, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 994,914 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,373 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 70-74, male?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 70-74, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.