Population ages 00-04, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 00-04, male was 17.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 00-04, 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 00-04, male in Nigeria is 17.33 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Nigeria peaked at 17.33 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.82 million, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 215 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 | 4.29 million | 3.82 million | 4.82 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.82 million | 4.96 million | 6.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.90 million | 7.09 million | 8.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.81 million | 8.78 million | 10.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.96 million | 11.26 million | 14.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.27 million | 15.06 million | 16.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.99 million | 16.83 million | 17.33 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male in Nigeria?
- Population ages 00-04, male in Nigeria was 17.33 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 00-04, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.33 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 00-04, male?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.