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Nigeria Population

Nigeria Population

Nigeria is both the largest economy and the most populous country in Africa. Still, many people live in extreme poverty. The country is rich in natural resources, but is characterized by many years of extensive corruption and conflict.

Key figures and facts

  • Capital: Abuja
  • Ethnic groups: Over 250 people groups. Hausa/fulani 29%, yoruba 21%, igbo 18%, ijaw 10%, kanuri 4%, ibibio 3.5%, tiv 2.5%
  • Language: English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani and over 500 other languages.
  • Religion: Muslims 50%, Christians 40%, traditional religions 10%
  • Population: 183 523 000
  • Control Form: Federal Republic
  • Area: 923 770 km2
  • Currency: Naira
  • GNP per capita: 5 861 PPP $
  • National Day: October 1st

Population of Nigeria

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous state. Due to the ethnic conditions, the question of the size of the population is politically sensitive, and there is doubt about the accuracy of the data. In 2015, the population was projected at 182 202 million (UN). The annual population growth in the period 1993–2003 was estimated at 2.8 percent. The mortality rate for children under five is approximately 200 per 1,000 children.

Nigeria Country Population

Both birth and death rates are high, at 40.6 and 17.2 per thousand respectively, and Nigeria has a relatively “young” population: 42 percent of the population is under 15, almost three-quarters under 30, and only 3.1 percent is 65 years or older. The average age is 46 years for women and 45 for men. According to the UN, about 5.5 percent of the adult population lives with HIV/AIDS.

Ethnic groups

The population is divided into over 200 ethnic groups, each with its own language and culture. The largest ethnic groups are Hausa and Fulani, which together make up about 30 percent of the population (2005), Yoruba, which constitutes about 20 percent, and ibo, which makes up 18 percent.

Hausa is the dominant group in the north. Intensive agriculture has provided the basis for crafts and trade.

Fulani are traditionally cattle herdsmen, but most have gradually taken up farming and become resident. Fulani is located in the forest and savanna area which extends from the border with Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east.

Yoruba is a farming people living in the fertile areas of the southwest.

Ibo (igbo) makes up the majority of the population in the southeast. They are traditionally arable farmers, but moved in early to the cities and were long the dominant urban population. Ibo is divided into a number of tribes, each with its different dialects of the ibo language.

Other prominent but smaller groups are edo and Ibibio, both in the forest belt in the south, tive and Nupe in the middle belt and Kanuri in Chad pool. The Middle Belt shows the greatest ethnic and linguistic variation; there are 180 different languages.

Nigeria has a large urban population according to African conditions, about 40 percent live in cities. Major cities are Lagos, Ibadan, Ogbomosho, Kano, Oshogbo, Ilorin, Abeokuta and Port Harcourt.

Religion

The main difference between the spread of Islam and Christianity in Nigeria goes north-south, but eventually many Nigerians have settled in other parts of the country than their core area. In addition, a large proportion of the Yorubis are Muslims.

Almost 50 percent of the population is Christian, with the majority in Eastern Nigeria. The Muslims, mainly Sunni Muslims, also account for just under 50 percent, with the center of gravity in the north and west. Around 5 percent are supporters of various local ethnic religions.

For most people, religion and spirituality play an important role in their lives and are an important part of their identity. Many practice a mixture of modern and traditional religions.

Language

English is the official language. The most widely used African language is the Hausa, which serves as a lingua franca across much of Northern Nigeria. Other important languages ​​are full, yoruba, edo, ibo (igbo) and ibibio.

The use of the Arabic alphabet meant that full and hausa were among the first African written languages ​​next to Swahili in East Africa.

Read more:

  • Nigeria Facts
  • Where is Nigeria Located?
  • Nigeria Holidays
  • Embassies of Nigeria
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  • What is the Capital of Nigeria? Abuja
  • Nigeria Import Restrictions
  • Nigeria Major Exports
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  • Nigeria Flag and Meaning
  • Nigeria Major Trade Partners
  • List of Foreign Embassies in Nigeria
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