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The Nigerian census has taken place irregularly since independence. It collects data on various statistics related to population and housing. It is often a controversial process with frequent allegations of data manipulation for political purposes. The 2023 census of Nigeria is the most recent to take place in the country. Meanwhile, 2006 ...
According to a 2009 Pew survey, 50.4% of Nigeria's population were Muslims. [52] A later Pew study in 2011 calculated that Christians now formed 50.8% of the population. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Adherents of other religions made up 1% of the population.
The next census of Nigeria will be a detailed enumeration of the Nigerian population that will be the fifth national census in the country since Independence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Censuses in Nigeria have a controversial history and the next census will be the first national census held since 2006.
Map of Nigerian states by population density. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures, [1] as well as their 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics. [2]
The increase in Nigeria's population by 24 million in 10 years made the 1973 census controversial. Many argued that it was inaccurate, and rigged for political and ethnic reasons. Even though the census report was incomplete, the population figures were put at 79,760,000. [25] [23]
A limited population census based on registers was taken in 1976. From 1981 and each year onwards information that corresponds to a population and housing census is retrieved from registers. Denmark was the first country in the world to conduct these censuses from administrative registers.
The contributing bureaus are where the National Bureau of Statistics get their information. They include: National Planning Commission; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of a built environment. This section lists contiguous urban areas in Nigeria, with a population of at least 500,000. The figures here have been taken from Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study in 2016. Demographia uses maps, satellite photographs to estimate ...