Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Age population, age 01, male, interpolated

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.11 million
in 2025
Nigeria
3.54 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Age population, age 01, male, interpolated over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.54 million against 2.11 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.43 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 325,122 918,005 592,882 Nigeria
1970s 434,563 1.24 million 805,044 Nigeria
1980s 592,064 1.65 million 1.05 million Nigeria
1990s 834,407 2.05 million 1.21 million Nigeria
2000s 1.11 million 2.70 million 1.58 million Nigeria
2010s 1.55 million 3.33 million 1.78 million Nigeria
2020s 1.97 million 3.44 million 1.46 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 01, male, interpolated, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.54 million against 2.11 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 01, male, interpolated between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
1.43 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for age population, age 01, male, interpolated?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 01, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.