Nigeria To Become World's Third Largest Country By 2030 - UN Report - Nairaland General

Nigeria To Become World's Third Largest Country By 2030 - UN Report - Nairaland General - Nairaland

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Nigeria To Become World's Third Largest Country By 2030 - UN Report by zinachidi(op): 9:29am On Aug 03, 2015

The world's population is projected
to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050
and exceed 11 billion in 2100, with India
expected to surpass China as the most populous
around seven years from now and Nigeria
overtaking the United States to become the world's third largest country around 35 years from now.This was contained in the report that was recently
released by the United Nations in New York.

Moreover, the report reveals that during the
2015-2050 period, half of the world's population
growth is expected to be concentrated in nine
countries: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, the
United States, Indonesia and Uganda.

Among the 10 largest countries in the world
currently, one is in Africa (Nigeria), five are in Asia
(Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, and
Pakistan), two are in Latin America (Brazil and
Mexico), one is in Northern America (US), and one
is in Europe (Russian Federation). "Of these, Nigeria's population, currently the
seventh largest in the world, is growing the most
rapidly," said the report. Consequently, the
population of Nigeria is projected to surpass that
of the United States by about 2050, at which point
it would become the third largest country in the world.

The report also projected that by 2050 the
populations of six countries are expected to
exceed 300 million: China, India, Indonesia,
Nigeria, Pakistan, and the United States. And with the highest rate of population growth,
Africa is expected to account for more than half of
the world's population growth over the next 35
years. During this period, the report said, the populations
of 28 African countries are projected to more than
double, and by 2100, 10 African countries are
projected to have increased by at least a factor of
five: Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.

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