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The latest Total Fertility Rate (TFR) data reveals a massive geographical gulf in Nigeria's demographics. TFR is the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, and the difference between the Top 10 and Bottom 10 states is staggering.
How should state and federal governments adjust their policies on healthcare, infrastructure, and education to plan for these dramatically different population growth rates?
Which policy change is most urgent given these numbers? Say it if this data surprised you!
Drop your analysis in the comments! 👇

Top 10 states by total fertility rate: Number of children per woman ages 15-49 (2023-2024)

1. Yobe: 7.5
2. ⁠Jigawa: 6.9
3. ⁠Kebbi: 6.6
4. ⁠Borno: 6.5
5. ⁠Zamfara: 6.3
6. ⁠Bauchi: 6.2
7. ⁠Kano: 5.8
8. ⁠Katsina: 5.7
9. ⁠Kaduna: 5.6
10. ⁠Gombe: 5.5

Total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have by the end of her childbearing years if she bore children at the current age-specific fertility rates.

https://x.com/thecableindex/status/1982017907753132228

Bottom 10 states by total fertility rate: Number of children per woman ages 15-49 (2023-2024)

1. Rivers: 2.9
2. ⁠Cross River: 3.0
3. ⁠Ondo: 3.1
4. ⁠FCT: 3.2
5. ⁠Lagos: 3.2
6. ⁠Akwa Ibom: 3.3
7. ⁠Osun: 3.3
8. ⁠Oyo: 3.3
9. ⁠Edo: 3.3
10. ⁠Benue: 3.5

Total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have by the end of her childbearing years if she bore children at the current age-specific fertility rates.

https://x.com/thecableindex/status/1982024341069103295

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That's what the north are good at

Now we know who is responsible for creating quantity as opposed to quality.

These are also the leaders of multi dimensional poverty in Nigeria

No wonder they birth indiscriminately there

Very interesting fact. It appears we becomjng more educated in lagos

Those at the top dey born out of poverty, not fertility

Quality children is what we hope for...children well catered for...not breeding atmosphere for future Boko Harams and Bandits!

All across Nigerian regions we are productive our reproduction status is 100%.

Somehow if not as a fact poverty equals to higher rate of child birth and those top 10 states justify this as a fact

We need to divide this country so that those who want to become impoverished by having more children can do so comfortably.

Continuously thriving on having children with no planning for them is the basis of the North and banditry.

One day everyone will answer his father's name

Feeders for terrorists recruitment

Top 10 need serious work to do. Overpopulation is a curse.

Yobe men left the group chat.

Passionate888:
Feeders for terrorists recruitment

Pathetic it's
It's pathetic

NOW? That's on a lighter note abi?

BlackViper:
Now we know who is responsible for creating quantity as opposed to quality.

These are also the leaders of multi dimensional poverty in Nigeria

I love how the bottom crew is consoling themselves 😂. When you become extinct in the next 100 years, let’s see who inherits your lands 😂. China and Japan will invite you to their WhatsApp groups 😝

Bill gates 7 years family planning is needed. Northern women even inside poverty dey born

Comprehension is a huge problem in Nigeria.

What concerns education with the natural capacity for women to birth children based on their demography?


I think the northerners eat more fertility-induced food or even live pro-fertility lifestyle than some of the southern states.

Come to think of it, they have the highest number of natural sex enhancing products than anywhere else in Nigeria. Seems the region specifically plant trees, fruits, vegetables solely for sex and fertility.

It's the northern part that will finish this country with uncontrolled birth rates.

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Procashtips:
Comprehension is a huge problem in Nigeria.

What concerns education with the natural capacity for women to birth children based on their demography?


I think the northerners eat more fertility-induced food or even live pro-fertility lifestyle than some of the southern states.

Come to think of it, they have the highest number of natural sex enhancing products than anywhere else in Nigeria. Seems the region specifically plant trees, fruits, vegetables solely for sex and fertility.

Its not all this. It is Islam.

Be ye fruitful and multiply says the Holy Book
Go and watch how Elon Musk is lamenting on X on how the white population is declining and is encouraging more child births, I thought the world is overpopulated why is he complaining. Or is there overpopulation myth only for Africans not themselves.

Almajiri yapa oo. See breeders

What are the causes of low birth rate in most Southern states as against the North. Our weather is cool and temperate. How the men less likely to make love to their wives or what?

The real question is how they are taking care of the kids not just birthing like rats

DeepSight:
Its not all this. It is Islam.

Islam indeed.

So how come some Arabic nations have less population compared to some European, African and Asian nations?

jchioma:
What are the causes of low birth rate in most Southern states as against the North. Our weather is cool and temperate. How the men less likely to make love to their wives or what?

Most Southerner believe they have to take care of the kids unlike large scale almajiri north

Directly proportional to poverty

It's more a matter of mentality than fertility.
The average muslim mindset is to have a large family and polygamy. It gets worse with poverty and lack of education.
National orientation and ministry of education are sleeping on the wheel.

Procashtips:
Islam indeed.

So how come some Arabic nations have less population compared to some European, African and Asian nations?

Is this a serious question?

You are joking right?