Nigeria: World Bank projects 350 million population by 2050

Nigeria: World Bank projects 350 million population by 2050

The World Bank on Friday said the pace of population growth is most staggering in Africa, estimating that Nigeria will swell by about 130 million people by 2050. With the inhabitants presently over 220 million, making Nigeria the sixth most populous country in the world, the Bretton Woods institution urged the nation and others to focus on job creation. Speaking at the 2025 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings Plenary, World Bank Group President Ajay …

Africa's Population Boom: Opportunity or Crisis

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africas-population-boom-opportunity-or-crisis/A demographic tidal wave is reshaping the global economy. By 2050, more than four out of every five people on earth will live in what are today classified as developing nations, fundamentally altering where wealth is created, where investment flows, and where global growth originates. World Bank Group Pres…

World Bank Chief Predicts Nigeria’s Population to Surge by 130 Million by 2050 - TV360 Nigeria

The President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, has projected that Nigeria’s population will increase by about 130 million people by 2050, firmly positioning the country among the world’s most populous nations. Banga made the projection during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, where he described the coming decades as one of the greatest demographic shifts in human history. Acco…