Nigeria’s population is projected to post a 54 per cent increase by 2050 while the current global population of over eight billion will reach nearly 9.6 billion during the same period.
This is according to the 2024 World Population Data Sheet released by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), Population Reference Bureau (PRB), which provides global, regional, and country-specific data on population growth and decline, age structure, and fertility.
Nigeria’s current estimated population of 232 million people is equivalent to 2.85 per cent of the total world population.
According to the 2024 World Population Data Sheet, some of the country-specific projections for 2050 include: an increase in Nigeria’s population of 54 per cent; a rise in Tanzania’s population of almost 90 per cent; India’s population increase from today’s 1.4 billion to nearly 1.7 billion; and a drop in the current population of the Republic of Korea of just under 52 million to just over 47 million.
The report’s findings on age structure highlight that 10 per cent of the world’s population is aged 65 and older, while 25 per cent is under age 15.
