Which has higher population, age 18, male, Nigeria or United States of America?

United States of America, at 2.25 million against 1.92 million in Nigeria as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 18, male between Nigeria and United States of America?

328,140, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs United States of America: Population, age 18, male

Nigeria

1.92 million

in 2015

United States of America

2.25 million

in 2015

Nigeria rank

6th

United States of America rank

3rd

Population, age 18, male over time

Nigeria
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.25 million against 1.92 million in Nigeria, a difference of 328,140.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.08 million	1.88 million	805,591	United States of America
2000s	1.50 million	2.20 million	696,121	United States of America
2010s	1.83 million	2.30 million	466,637	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 18, male, Nigeria or United States of America?: United States of America, at 2.25 million against 1.92 million in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 18, male between Nigeria and United States of America?: 328,140, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for population, age 18, male?: Nigeria ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 18, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population, age 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.