Nigeria's+Demographics


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Demographics

Capital City: Abuja; note - on 12-12-91 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja Population: 138,283,240 (Nigeria is the most populace country in Africa.) Birth Rate: 39.98 births/1,000 pop. Mortality Rate: 16.41 deaths/1,000 pop. Life Expectancy for Males:46.83 Life Expectancy for Female:48.07 Land Area: 923, 768 [slightly larger than twice the size of California] Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, Indigenous beliefs 10% Ethnicities: More than 250 ethnic groups; Hausa & Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo [IBO] 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%

Nigeria's Population in the year 2000. The younger population apparently thrives over the elder population. The youngsters out number the elderly by a great deal.

Nigeria's Population in the year 2025. There is quite a lot more people in this population, and it is still growing.

Nigeria's Population in the year 2050. The Nigerian population becomes to what seems to be an over populous country.