Nigeria’s population now 198 million, says NPC chair
The Chairman , National Population Commission, Mr. Eze Duruiheoma , has said the estimated population of the country is 198 million .
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Duruiheoma said this in New York while delivering Nigeria’ s statement on sustainable cities , human mobility and international migration at the 51st session of the commission on population and development .
Nigeria currently ranks as the 7 th most populous nation in the world .
As of 2016, the World Bank said Nigeria had an estimated 186 million people living in it .
Duruiheoma said urban population was growing at an average annual rate of about 6 . 5 per cent , adding that teenagers , women of child -bearing age and the working age population, were more engaged in urbanisation .
“ Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa , the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million , ” Duruiheoma said .
He added , “The recent World Population Prospects predicts that by 2050 , Nigeria will become the third most populated country in the world . Over the last 50 years, Nigeria ’ s urban population has grown at an average annual growth rate of more than 6 . 5 per cent without commensurate increase in social amenities and infrastructure.
“ It grew substantially from 17. 3 in 1967 to 49. 4 per cent in 2017 . In addition , the 2014 World Urbanisation Prospects Report , predicts that by 2050 , most of the population – 70 per cent – will be residing in cities .
“ The 2010 Human Mobility Survey Report revealed that 23 per cent of the sampled population were of more females than males . ”
Duruiheoma said an estimated 1 . 76 million internally displaced persons were from six states in the North- East.
According to him , existing urbanisation trend coupled with IDPs in cities , pose critical challenges to securing sustainability of our cities .
He said like in other developing countries , Nigerian cities host widespread poverty , under - employment and unemployment at an average of 18 . 4 per cent , citing the National Bureau of Statistics 2017 report .
In an interview last year , the Director General of the NPC , Ghaji Bello , had said the commission might conduct census in 2018 .
He had said the proposed census would cost an estimated N 272 bn.
“ Ordinarily, it ought to have a cycle of its own and that cycle should be five years or 10 years. We should have conducted the last census in 2016 but for a variety of reasons outside the control of the population commission , we were unable to do it , ” he had said .
The last census was conducted in 2006.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Duruiheoma said this in New York while delivering Nigeria’ s statement on sustainable cities , human mobility and international migration at the 51st session of the commission on population and development .
Nigeria currently ranks as the 7 th most populous nation in the world .
As of 2016, the World Bank said Nigeria had an estimated 186 million people living in it .
Duruiheoma said urban population was growing at an average annual rate of about 6 . 5 per cent , adding that teenagers , women of child -bearing age and the working age population, were more engaged in urbanisation .
“ Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa , the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million , ” Duruiheoma said .
He added , “The recent World Population Prospects predicts that by 2050 , Nigeria will become the third most populated country in the world . Over the last 50 years, Nigeria ’ s urban population has grown at an average annual growth rate of more than 6 . 5 per cent without commensurate increase in social amenities and infrastructure.
“ It grew substantially from 17. 3 in 1967 to 49. 4 per cent in 2017 . In addition , the 2014 World Urbanisation Prospects Report , predicts that by 2050 , most of the population – 70 per cent – will be residing in cities .
“ The 2010 Human Mobility Survey Report revealed that 23 per cent of the sampled population were of more females than males . ”
Duruiheoma said an estimated 1 . 76 million internally displaced persons were from six states in the North- East.
According to him , existing urbanisation trend coupled with IDPs in cities , pose critical challenges to securing sustainability of our cities .
He said like in other developing countries , Nigerian cities host widespread poverty , under - employment and unemployment at an average of 18 . 4 per cent , citing the National Bureau of Statistics 2017 report .
In an interview last year , the Director General of the NPC , Ghaji Bello , had said the commission might conduct census in 2018 .
He had said the proposed census would cost an estimated N 272 bn.
“ Ordinarily, it ought to have a cycle of its own and that cycle should be five years or 10 years. We should have conducted the last census in 2016 but for a variety of reasons outside the control of the population commission , we were unable to do it , ” he had said .
The last census was conducted in 2006.
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