Facts in Q&A format

In 2020, Nigeria’s female population was roughly 102 million (101,669,950) or 49.32%. ...

No. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first quarter of 2015, some 17.7 million Nigerians were unemployed, with the unemployment rate at 7.5%. ...

A nationally representative survey of poverty in Nigeria was done in 2009/10. For this, the National Bureau of Statistics drew the absolute poverty line at N55,235 per person per year, with 62.6% of Nigerians (102.2 million) falling into this category. More recently, the US-based Brookings Instit...

Nigeria’s population numbers have been the subject of controversy for years. A national census was last conducted in 2006, when the country’s population was estimated to be 140 million. The most recent official figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics estimated Nigeria’s populatio...

Nigeria’s population numbers have been the subject of controversy for years. A national census was last conducted in 2006. Kano State has the most people, with an estimated population of 13.1 million, according to the 2016 national population estimates. Lagos State is next in line with cl...