Population ages 55-59, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 55-59, male was 2.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, 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
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male in Nigeria stood at 2.79 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in Nigeria peaked at 2.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 556,721, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 12th 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 | 609,316 | 556,721 | 666,817 | 10 |
| 1970s | 778,955 | 683,320 | 879,503 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million | 902,907 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 1.15 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.48 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million | 1.79 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.39 million | 2.79 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male in Nigeria?
- Population ages 55-59, male in Nigeria was 2.79 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 55-59, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,721 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 55-59, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59.