1. MEASURING WELL-BEING AND FOSTERING THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETIES Rabat Conference 19-21 APRIL, 2012
CURRENT DEMOGRPAHIC TRENDS IN NIGERIA
OLUSINA BAMIWUYE(PhD)
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA

2. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN NIGERIA

3. NIGERIA AT A GLANCE Area (Sq Kilometres) 923,768
Total Population ,003,542 NPoC 2006
Population Growth Rate(%) NPoC 2006
Number of households 28,025,272 NBS(GHS) 2005
Households size average NBS(GHS) 2006
MTN SUBSCRIBERS over 41.6 million
GLO mobile million
Airtel million

4. TRENDS IN TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
YEAR
TFR
SOURCES
1981/82
5.94
NFS
1990
6.01
FOS/IRDMacro
1991
5.9
NPopC
1994
5.4
Sentinel Survey
1999
5.2
NDHS
2003
5.7
2008
RURAL 2008
6.3
URBAN 2008
4.7

5. TRENDS IN SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
2000
2005
2008
2009
2010
Population, total (millions)
123.7
139.8
150.7
154.5
158.4
Population growth (annual %)
2.4
2.5
Life expectancy at birth 46 49 50 51
TFR
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.5
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
130
122
117
116
114
Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49) .. 15
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
186
164
151
147
143
(SOURCE: WORLD BANK GROUP 2010)

6. TFR VS WANTED FERTILITY RATES (NDHS, 2008)

7. CONCLUSION
The above indicators show some evidence of fertility decline in Nigeria
Accurate population information and statistics are indispensable to study how demographic trends are affected by, and have an impact on social, economic and environmental factors.
Capacity building of demographers and statisticians must be accorded highest priority

8. THANK YOU
MERCI BEAUCOOP