The combination of high fertility and declining mortality, resulting in a period of high population growth rate, puts Nigeria in a “demographic trap”.
This typically happens in the second stage of a demographic transition..
Demographic and vital statistics in Nigeria are produced through censuses, surveys and administrative records..
Nigeria 2023 population is estimated at 223,804,632 people at mid year.
Nigeria population is equivalent to 2.78% of the total world population.
Nigeria ranks number 6 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population..
The country has the largest population of youth in the world and a median age of 18.1 years.
About 70% of the population is under 30, and 42% is under the age of 15.
The overall quality of life for the population is of concern.
There are high levels of poverty, unemployment and insecurity – of food, lives and property..
The country has the largest population of youth in the world and a median age of 18.1 years.
About 70% of the population is under 30, and 42% is under the age of 15.
The overall quality of life for the population is of concern.
There are high levels of poverty, unemployment and insecurity – of food, lives and property.Jul 11, 2023.
Specifically, the policy seeks to reduce fertility from the present level of 6 children/family to an average of 4 children/family, suggests an optimum marriage age of 18 years for women and 24 years for men, and advocates that pregnancies be restricted to the 18-35-year range and at intervals of 2 years..
It is also one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, with approximately 218.5 million people in an area of 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi). 218,541,212 (2022 est.) 2.53% (2022 est.) 34.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.).
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth in the world. It is also one of the most densely populated countries in Africa
The total population in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase to almost one billion people
The following demographic statistics of Nigeria in 2022 are from the World Population Review
Today millions of ethnic Nigerians live abroad, the largest communities can be found in the United Kingdom (500,000–3,000
Nigeria is nearly equally divided between Islam and Christianity. The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and mostly live in the northern
The Nigeria population pyramid shown in Figure 1 reveals that the majority of the population lies between ages 0–14
This indicates implies a high dependency
It also implies a large entering into the working-age group
New jobs population and 2019(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc
) The Nigeria Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Nigeria delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division
9 % of the population is urban (120,696,717 people in 2023) The median age in Nigeria is 17
2 years 1Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
National census
List of Nigerian states by population
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