Table 2.3: Demographic Data 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Total 214,551 population 8 9 7 (000s) Urbanization 30.7 35.0 39.6 44.0 48.2 52.0 55.4 58.2 60.9 (%) Urban 44,184 56,651 71,121 87,557 124,888 45,217 population (000s) Urban 5.53 5.44 4.97 4.55 4.16 3.77 3.34 3.02 population growth rate (%) Rural 1.65 1.55 1.32 1.17 1.1 1.06 1.02 0.77 population growth rate (%) Source: UN Habitat One projection of Nigeria’s population estimates that it will reach the level of 338 million by the year 2050. If this estimate and other country estimates are correct, Nigeria would move from 10th most populous country in the world to the 4th most populous country in a short span of just under 50 years. The tables below place Nigeria’s rapid forecasted growth in global perspective. Countries Ranked by Population 2000 (in millions) 1 1,256 2 India 1,017 3 United States 275 4 Indonesia 219 5 Brazil 174 6 Russia 146 Pakistan 141 Bangladesh 129 Japan 126 10 Nigeria 123 Countries Ranked by Population 2050 (in millions) 1 India 1,707 2 China 1,322 3 United States 394 4 Nigeria 338 5 Indonesia 331 6 Pakistan 260 7 Brazil 228 8 Bangladesh 211 9 Congo (Kinshasa) 184 10Mexico 167
Table 2.3: Demographic Data 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Total population (000s) 214,551 Urbanization (%) 30.7 35.0 39.6 44.0 48.2 52.0 55.4 58.2 60.9 Urban population (000s) 44,184 56,651 71,121 87,557 124,888 45,217 Urban population growth rate (%) 5.53 5.44 4.97 4.55 4.16 3.77 3.34 3.02 Rural population growth rate (%) 1.65 1.55 1.32 1.17 1.1 1.06 1.02 0.77 Source: UN Habitat One projection of Nigeria’s population estimates that it will reach the level of 338 million by the year 2050. If this estimate and other country estimates are correct, Nigeria would move from 10th most populous country in the world to the 4th most populous country in a short span of just under 50 years. The tables below place Nigeria’s rapid forecasted growth in global perspective. Countries Ranked by Population 2000 (in millions) 1 1,256 2 India 1,017 3 United States 275 4 Indonesia 219 5 Brazil 174 6 Russia 146 7 Pakistan 141 8 Bangladesh 129 9 Japan 126 10 Nigeria 123 Countries Ranked by Population 2050 (in millions) 1 India 1,707 2 China 1,322 3 United States 394 4 Nigeria 338 5 Indonesia 331 6 Pakistan 260 7 Brazil 228 8 Bangladesh 211 9 Congo (Kinshasa) 184 10Mexico 167
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