Population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population ages 70-74, male was 994,914 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, male in Nigeria is 994,914, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria peaked at 994,914 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 192,373, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 22nd 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 | 219,370 | 192,373 | 243,964 | 10 |
| 1970s | 264,858 | 247,569 | 294,936 | 10 |
| 1980s | 347,605 | 304,164 | 397,570 | 10 |
| 1990s | 458,666 | 409,552 | 508,134 | 10 |
| 2000s | 594,990 | 520,975 | 679,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,791 | 699,777 | 870,360 | 10 |
| 2020s | 925,030 | 875,577 | 994,914 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria?
- Population ages 70-74, male in Nigeria was 994,914 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 70-74, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 994,914 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,373 in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for population ages 70-74, male?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 70-74, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.