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Nigeria. (2006 census) [ note 1 ] Lagos (/ ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [ 10 ][ 11 ] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [ 11 ][ 12 ] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the ...
2022. 270,541,212. +0.42%. Total population by state. Demographics development according to the United Nations. Nigeria's population has been increasing rapidly for at least the last 5 decades due to very high birth rates, quadrupling its population during this time. Growth was fastest in the 1980s, after child mortality dropped rapidly.
As of the 2006 Census, Ikorodu had a population of 535,619. [49] It is the third largest city in the south-west after Ibadan and Lagos and the 12th largest city in Nigeria. [50] In 2022, it had an estimated population of 1,041,066. The population of the city currently grows at 5.26% annually, and it is projected to reach 1.7 million by 2035. [50]
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 Lagos Bureau of Statistics is a department in the Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget concerned with the coordination of statistical activities in Lagos State, the most populous state of Nigeria. [1] The department focusses on the collections of statistical data on topics including population, housing, finance, education ...
According to UN estimates, the population of Africa may reach 2.49 billion by 2050 (about 26% of the world's total) and 4.28 billion by 2100 (about 39% of the world's total). [12] The number of babies born in Africa compared to the rest of the world is expected to reach approximately 37% in the year 2050.
Website. edostate.gov.ng. Edo, officially known as Edo State, is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of the federal republic of Nigeria. As of 2022, the state was ranked as the 22nd most populous state (4,777,000) in Nigeria. The estimated state population is around 4,777,000 in 2022. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Edo State is the 22nd largest State by ...
The table below shows that from 2020 to 2050 and beyond to 2100, the bulk of the world's population growth is projected to take place in Africa. Of the additional 1.9 billion people projected between 2020 and 2050, 1.2 billion will be added in Africa, 0.7 billion in Asia and zero in the rest of the world.