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The first census in what is now Nigeria was the 1866 census of the British-controlled Lagos Colony. Beginning in 1871, censuses were taken in Lagos Colony every 10 years (1871, 1881, 1891, and 1901), following British tradition of decennial censuses.
With the census Ordinance of 1863, the first population census in the Nigeria area was conducted in 1866. [12] Subsequent ones were held in 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901. These counts were all confined to the Lagos Colony and its environs, and marked the sequential beginning of the British decennial census tradition in Nigeria.
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 first population census was done during the colonial era, 1930. Before that, a non-overall census was already conducted in 1920. After that census was done irregularly. The first census after independence was 1961, followed by 1971. Since 1980 it is conducted regularly every 10 years.
The governments of the North, South-West and South-East each constitutionally sent three ministers to the central government in Lagos. Accordingly, state revenues were also distributed according to a population proportion determined in Nigeria's first census in 1953 (previously there had only been estimates).
Some 262,000 people said their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth, the Office for National Statistics said.
Nigeria might then be the 3rd most populous country in the world. In 2100, the population of Nigeria may reach 541 million. [31] While the overall population is expected to increase, the growth rate is estimated to decrease from 1.2 per cent per year in 2010 to 0.4 per cent per year in 2050. [30]
The population survey takes place every 10 years.