jennykadry: I thought we'd surpassed them already??

Nautillus: Not possible.

even IF we double our 160 million 35 Years..thats 320 Million. The US is 360 Million now...im sure they will be well over
400 Million in 35 Years too.

bornosheikh: Nigeria's population is expected to surpass that of the US by 2050, according to new UN projections that predict the west African country could be the world's third most populous by the end of this century.

The UN report World population prospects: the 2012 revision, published on Thursday, predicts the world's population, now at 7.2 billion, will reach 8.1 billion in 2025. By mid-century, the world's population is expected to top 9.5 billion, reaching nearly 11 billion by 2100.

More than half of the growth predicted between now and 2050 is expected in Africa, where the number of people is set to more than double, from 1.1 billion to 2.4 billion. Africa's population will continue to rise even if there is a future drop in the average number of children each woman has, says the report, which predicts the number of people living on the continent could reach 4.2 billion (or more than 35% of total global population) by 2100.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/jun/13/nigeria-larger-population-us-2050

Good time to be involved in pikin bizness!

Kingslaw: .

FrontPageLawyer: Same oyinbo people tell us say make we nor put our horse before the cart. Haba!! Its just 2013. Most of us reading won't even be alive by 2050. Sad but true

Obi1kenobi: I've always found it strange some people see our population as something to be proud of when bragging about Naija as the so called "giant of Africa" but in reality, it shows ignorance as there's demonstrable correlation between population explosion and poverty or illiteracy. A huge population like ours is only useful if it provides a sizable, skilled productive base. All it provides are a mass of dependants and unskilled, unproductive consumers making the population a liability rather than an asset.

We need to rethink our cultural values to reflect the challenges of the modern world and stay competitive. Else, the only thing that would save us is a draconian Chinese-style decree that would enforce a change. It baffles me to see impoverished, struggling people with 5/6/7 children. A culture that extols a fertile housewife that pops out kids like rabbits over an intellectually productive one with a high-powered career is a culture still grappling with the dark ages.

Lilimax:
It can only be possible in the case of one man one wife...

Abu Mikey: Nothing like Nigeria by Year 2050


Shey US population dey STAGNANT ni?

la_unique: There will be nothing like nigeria in 2050 so it won't happen

jennykadry: I thought we'd surpassed them already??

Gombs:

You bizarre ethnic chauvinist...y did you choose the igbos to pick on?

You must be an onye ofe ose man!...but plz, try to refrain frm saying stooopid tins (mod suPpose ban you sef). #NoOffenceIntendedPlz

Meanwhile, Jesus suppose don show before that time...y'all shdnt bother abt the stats...ok!

Onlinebiz2012: we haven't even reach 2020, you guys are talking bout 2050... Mtchewww!

ALMUSTAQIM: The idea being propagated here is like saying that in 21 years time I will be holder than my uncle who is 20 years older than me now. Are u saying the U.S. population will become stagnant?