Male population — all countries

Male population — Nigeria

Male population in Nigeria in 2025 — 120,177,737 people. Ranked 6 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 438.6%.

2025 120M people +2.13% vs 2024
World rank 6of 217
Period maximum 120M people2025
Period minimum 22.31M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Nigeria, 1960–2025050M100M150M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 22,313,789 people1962: 23,239,705 people1964: 24,233,650 people1966: 25,292,522 people1968: 26,376,302 people1970: 27,582,518 people1972: 28,934,186 people1974: 30,464,271 people1976: 32,245,348 people1978: 34,294,012 people1980: 36,523,047 people1982: 38,837,114 people1984: 40,930,376 people1986: 43,317,413 people1988: 45,750,128 people1990: 48,360,052 people1992: 51,036,577 people1994: 53,869,707 people1996: 56,822,824 people1998: 59,932,014 people2000: 63,286,567 people2002: 66,928,846 people2004: 70,831,452 people2006: 74,932,868 people2008: 79,278,457 people2010: 83,894,725 people2012: 88,770,243 people2014: 93,714,536 people2016: 98,594,798 people2018: 103,458,568 people2020: 108,098,757 people2022: 112,784,704 people2024: 117,673,771 people2025: 120,177,737 people
Change over the period: +97.86M (+438.58%) Average annual rate: 2.62 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 120M people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Western Africa computed 235M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.66B people
Male population — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 120M +2.5M +2.13%
2024 118M +2.47M +2.14%
2023 115M +2.42M +2.15%
2022 113M +2.37M +2.14%
2021 110M +2.32M +2.15%
2020 108M +2.31M +2.18%
2019 106M +2.33M +2.25%
2018 103M +2.4M +2.37%
2017 101M +2.46M +2.5%
2016 98.59M +2.44M +2.54%
2015 96.15M +2.44M +2.6%
2014 93.71M +2.47M +2.71%
2013 91.24M +2.47M +2.79%
2012 88.77M +2.46M +2.85%
2011 86.31M +2.42M +2.88%
2010 83.89M +2.34M +2.87%
2009 81.55M +2.27M +2.87%
2008 79.28M +2.21M +2.87%
2007 77.07M +2.14M +2.85%
2006 74.93M +2.07M +2.84%
2005 72.86M +2.03M +2.87%
2004 70.83M +1.98M +2.88%
2003 68.85M +1.92M +2.87%
2002 66.93M +1.86M +2.85%
2001 65.07M +1.79M +2.82%
2000 63.29M +1.71M +2.78%
1999 61.58M +1.64M +2.74%
1998 59.93M +1.58M +2.71%
1997 58.35M +1.53M +2.69%
1996 56.82M +1.49M +2.69%
1995 55.33M +1.46M +2.72%
1994 53.87M +1.43M +2.73%
1993 52.44M +1.4M +2.75%
1992 51.04M +1.35M +2.72%
1991 49.69M +1.33M +2.74%
1990 48.36M +1.33M +2.82%
1989 47.03M +1.28M +2.8%
1988 45.75M +1.24M +2.78%
1987 44.51M +1.19M +2.76%
1986 43.32M +1.18M +2.81%
1985 42.13M +1.2M +2.94%
1984 40.93M +1.06M +2.66%
1983 39.87M +1.03M +2.66%
1982 38.84M +1.16M +3.07%
1981 37.68M +1.16M +3.16%
1980 36.52M +1.14M +3.21%
1979 35.39M +1.09M +3.18%
1978 34.29M +1.05M +3.17%
1977 33.24M +995,841 +3.09%
1976 32.25M +922,764 +2.95%
1975 31.32M +858,313 +2.82%
1974 30.46M +793,431 +2.67%
1973 29.67M +736,654 +2.55%
1972 28.93M +691,806 +2.45%
1971 28.24M +659,862 +2.39%
1970 27.58M +623,129 +2.31%
1969 26.96M +583,087 +2.21%
1968 26.38M +549,503 +2.13%
1967 25.83M +534,277 +2.11%
1966 25.29M +536,598 +2.17%
1965 24.76M +522,274 +2.16%
1964 24.23M +504,306 +2.13%
1963 23.73M +489,639 +2.11%
1962 23.24M +473,162 +2.08%
1961 22.77M +452,754 +2.03%
1960 22.31M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.