Brazil vs Nigeria: Population, male

Brazil

104.66 million

in 2025

Nigeria

120.18 million

in 2025

Brazil rank

7th

Nigeria rank

6th

Population, male over time

Nigeria currently reports 120.18 million against 104.66 million in Brazil, a difference of 15.52 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Population, male
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.