Sex ratio measured by males per 100 females rose 0.039% to 104 persons in Nigeria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, sex ratio measured by males per 100 females in Nigeria reached an all time high of 104 persons in 2024 and an all time low of 99.5 persons in 1950. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, sex ratio measured by males per 100 females in Benin amounted to 99.9 persons, 100 persons in Cameroon, 101 persons in Chad and 102 persons in Niger in 2024.
Nigeria has been ranked 12th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of sex ratio measured by males per 100 females, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Sex Ratio (Males Per 100 Females) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Algeria | persons | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | persons | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | persons | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.3 | 96.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | persons | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | persons | 97.2 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | persons | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | persons | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | persons | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | persons | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | persons | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | persons | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | persons | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.3 | 96.3 | 96.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | persons | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.0 |
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