Which has higher population, age 5, male, China (People's Republic of) or Nigeria?

China (People's Republic of), at 9.22 million against 2.53 million in Nigeria as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 5, male between China (People's Republic of) and Nigeria?

6.69 million, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Nigeria?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 5, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China (People's Republic of) vs Nigeria: Population, age 5, male

China (People's Republic of)

9.22 million

in 2015

Nigeria

2.53 million

in 2015

China (People's Republic of) rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

3rd

Population, age 5, male over time

China (People's Republic of)
Nigeria

How they compare

China (People's Republic of) currently reports 9.22 million against 2.53 million in Nigeria, a difference of 6.69 million.

That makes China (People's Republic of)'s figure about 3.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, China (People's Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 191 countries.

China (People's Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People's Republic of)	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.91 million	1.76 million	10.16 million	China (People's Republic of)
2000s	9.75 million	2.17 million	7.57 million	China (People's Republic of)
2010s	8.98 million	2.46 million	6.52 million	China (People's Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 5, male, China (People's Republic of) or Nigeria?: China (People's Republic of), at 9.22 million against 2.53 million in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 5, male between China (People's Republic of) and Nigeria?: 6.69 million, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Nigeria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Nigeria rank globally for population, age 5, male?: China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 5, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 5, 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: 07 August 2026

Population, age 5, male refers to the male population at the specified age.