Nigeria has an estimated population of 211.4 million people, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said.
The global population agency also estimated life expectancy for Nigerian men as 54, while that of females is 56.
The new figures were contained in the UNFPA’s ‘State of the World Population 2021’ report, launched by UNFPA country representative to Nigeria, Ulla Muella, in Abuja on Tuesday.
The UNFPA had in 2020, estimated Nigeria’s population to be 206.1 million, with life expectancy at 55.
According to the new report, Nigerians aged 15-64 are of the highest population in the country making up 53.9 percent, followed by those aged 0-14 with 43.3 percent and those aged 10-24, 32 percent.
Also at the event, Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Nasir Kwarra, who was represented by Abubakar Danburam, the NPC federal commissioner in Gombe State, said a population census may be conducted in 2022.
He said the commission had so far completed demarcation in over 600 local government areas out of the 774 in the country and will suggest a census to President Muhammadu Buhari once the process is complete.
