Population ages 00-04, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Population ages 00-04, male was 17.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.33 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
17.33 million
in 2025
All-time low
3.82 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 00-04, male in Nigeria, 1960–2025

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 India 58.57 million compare
  2. 2 China 24.77 million compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 16.42 million compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 11.35 million compare
  5. 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.21 million compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 00-04, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 0 to 4.