Nigeria and World Population By 2050 Estimated In New Report

Nigeria’s population is expected to expand by 54% by 2050, while the present global population of more than eight billion will reach almost 9.6 billion in 2050, according to a new analysis released by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) as part of its 2024 World Population Data Sheet.

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) provides worldwide, regional, and country-specific information on population growth and decline, age structure, and fertility.

According to the PBS, Nigeria’s population is predicted to be 232 million people, accounting for 2.85 percent of the global population.

According to the 2024 World Population Data Sheet, country-specific projections for 2050 include a 54% increase in Nigeria’s population, a nearly 90% increase in Tanzania’s population, an increase in India’s population from 1.4 billion to nearly 1.7 billion, and a drop in the Republic of Korea’s current population from just under 52 million to just over 47 million.

The report’s conclusions on age structure show that 10% of the world’s population is 65 or older, while 25% is under the age of 15. Furthermore, Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s youngest region, with 41% of the population aged 15 and under.

“The oldest populations are found in Monaco (Italy), where the share of the population aged 65 and older is 36 per cent; Japan, with 29 per cent of its population aged 65 and older; and Southern Europe – the oldest region in the world, with 22 per cent of its population is aged 65 and older.”

According to the research, almost 50% of the world’s population does not have access to quality primary health care.

According to the research, 63 percent of married women aged 15 to 49 worldwide utilize some form of family planning. In some places, family planning is widely used (78% in South America), whereas in others, it is far less common (50% in Northern Africa, 45% in Eastern Africa).

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