Nigeria to become the fourth most populous nation by 2050

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has said that the global population has reached an estimated 8 billion.

This was stated in the recent World Population Prospects 2022, which was released on Tuesday, November 15, to mark World Population Day.

According to the report, Nigeria's population is projected to hit 216 million which is 2.7 per cent of the global population.

The United Nations projected that half of the global population is concentrated in eight countries in the world with India slated to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.

The report also noted that fertility has fallen markedly in recent decades for many countries with two-thirds of the global population living in a country or area where lifetime fertility is below 2.1 births per woman.

It was also stated that the data roughly the level required for zero growth in the long run for a population with low mortality.

Between 1990 and 2022, Nigeria moved from the 10th position to the sixth position with a growing population of 122 million and is projected to hit N375 million in 2050.

It is expected that by 2050, Nigeria will jump two more positions as the fourth most populous nation in the world.

List of countries with the highest projected population by 2023: