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The former Nigeria's chairman of National Population Commission, Eze Duruiheoma, delivering Nigeria's statement in New York City on sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration in the 51st session of Commission on Population and Development, said that "Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa, the seventh globally with an ...
This article presents two lists of Nigerian states by Human Development Index (HDI), including the Federal Capital Territory. The first list from the Radboud University Nijmegen ranks the states by the international HDI-methology. The second list ranks the states by an own methology from the United Nations Development Programme.
Human Development Index (HDI) Region World 2022 data (2024 report) Change in HDI value 2023-2024 [3] Very high human development 1 67 Seychelles: 0.802 0.007 High human development 2 72 Mauritius: 0.796 0.006 3 92 Libya: 0.746 4 93 Algeria: 0.745 0.005 5 101 Tunisia: 0.732 0.003 6 105 Egypt: 0.728 0.002 7 110 South Africa: 0.717 0.004 8 114
Nigeria's population increased by 57 million from 1990 to 2008, a 60% growth rate in less than two decades. [231] Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa [232] and accounts for about 17% of the continent's total population as of 2017; however, exactly how populous is a subject of speculation. [233]
This is a list of the current 54 African countries sorted by population, also sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [1]
Nigeria should also actively take advantage of the massive youth population and severe as an incubator for manpower, industry and technology development. It was also suggested that the government should strengthen policies and programs which are aimed at actively managing human capital migration from Nigeria by interacting with foreign partners.
Density map of Africa. This is a list of African countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km 2. ... Nigeria: 197.2 511
As of 2019, the total population of Africa is estimated at 1.3 billion, representing 16 percent of the world's population. [15] 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). [15]