Population, male, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population, male, per capita was 0.506 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.506 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.506 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.4935 units per person
in 1969
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Nigeria is 0.506 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.506 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4935 units per person, in 1969.
Nigeria ranks 41st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population, male, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4953 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4946 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4944 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4943 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4941 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4939 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4936 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4935 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4935 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4936 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4937 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4938 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.494 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4947 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.496 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4963 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4968 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4972 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4979 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4988 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4991 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4993 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4995 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4998 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5011 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5014 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5018 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5021 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5024 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5026 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5028 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5031 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5033 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5034 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5036 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5038 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.504 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5041 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5043 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5045 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5046 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5048 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.505 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5053 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5054 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5056 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5057 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.506 units per person | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.506 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.506 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4944 units per person | 0.4935 units per person | 0.4953 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4941 units per person | 0.4935 units per person | 0.4949 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4962 units per person | 0.4951 units per person | 0.4975 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4992 units per person | 0.4979 units per person | 0.5004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5021 units per person | 0.5008 units per person | 0.5033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5042 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5055 units per person | 0.5051 units per person | 0.506 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Nigeria?
- Population, male, per capita in Nigeria was 0.506 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.506 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4935 units per person in 1969.
- How does Nigeria rank for population, male, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 41st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.