By 2100 There Will be More Nigerians Than Europeans

[Lemonhead]

Future looks very black lol.

[curupira]

Not only Nigeria, but Congo, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia will be among the top 15 countries in the world in 2010 according to experts:

Top 15 most populous countries in 2100

1 India 1,680,668
2 China 1,048,116
3 Nigeria 750,277
4 United States 530,331
5 Tanzania 324,946
6 Indonesia 282,221
7 Pakistan 279,746
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 219,258
9 Brazil 200,943
10 Philippines 191,971
11 Uganda 176,309
12 Bangladesh 173,996
13 Kenya 166,076
14 Ethiopia 160,596
15 Iraq 151,979

http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Excel-Data/population.htm

The African population has grown immensely in the last decades:

Congo:
2011 estimate 71,712,867 (19th)
1984 census 29,673,000

Nigeria (expected to be at around 730 million by 2100 according to the UN)
2010 estimate 155,215,573
1930 33,000,000

Ethiopia
2011 estimate 90,873,739
2007 census 73,918,505
1983 33,500,000

Angola (expected to hit over 47 million people by 2060)
2009 estimate 18,498,000
1970 5,600,000

Senegal:
2009 estimate 13,711,597
2002 census 9,967,21

Uganda:
2009 estimate 32,369,558 (37th)
2002 census 24,227,297

Mozambique:
2009 estimate 22,894,000
1990 14,200,000
1950 6,200,000

[Prisoner Of Ice]

I don't believe it, these projections are not necessarily true. Natural increase should stabilize in Nigeria since the country is becoming more rich.

Ha.

[Albion]

Not only Nigeria, but Congo, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia will be among the top 15 countries in the world in 2010 according to experts:



http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Excel-Data/population.htm

The African population has grown immensely in the last decades:

Congo:
2011 estimate 71,712,867 (19th)
1984 census 29,673,000

Nigeria (expected to be at around 730 million by 2100 according to the UN)
2010 estimate 155,215,573
1930 33,000,000

Ethiopia
2011 estimate 90,873,739
2007 census 73,918,505
1983 33,500,000

Angola (expected to hit over 47 million people by 2060)
2009 estimate 18,498,000
1970 5,600,000

Senegal:
2009 estimate 13,711,597
2002 census 9,967,21

Uganda:
2009 estimate 32,369,558 (37th)
2002 census 24,227,297

Mozambique:
2009 estimate 22,894,000
1990 14,200,000
1950 6,200,000

These future projections look huge for the amount of territory these countries cover. There'll be problems.