Nigeria
Lagos - Over 30 Million People POPULATION This case study of Nigeria, the country with the largest population in sub-Saharan Africa, builds on Global Demographics and Population Projections which illustrates the problems that African countries continue to have. Rapid population growth has made it difficult to deal with these problems in the past; continued large population growth in the future will be even more burdensome. Nigeria became independent in 1960. Its population was 45 million people. In 2024 its population was 233 million people. Nigeria’s capital, Lagos, is already one of the largest cities in the world. In 2050 Nigeria's projected population will be in the range of 375-400 million people, depending on how fast its birth rate continues to come down. Around that year Nigeria will replace the United States as the third most populous country in the world. By 2100, Nigeria is projected to have at least 700 million people , which will be abo...