Population ages 50-54, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 50-54, male was 3.68 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, male in Nigeria is 3.68 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male in Nigeria peaked at 3.68 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 699,143, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 10th 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 | 773,874 | 699,143 | 863,356 | 10 |
| 1970s | 988,279 | 885,769 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million | 1.13 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 million | 1.45 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million | 1.76 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 2.27 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 million | 3.06 million | 3.68 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, male in Nigeria?
- Population ages 50-54, male in Nigeria was 3.68 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 50-54, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,143 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 50-54, male?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 50-54, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 50 to 54.