POPULATION CONTROL? WATCH NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST

If any government decides to do anything about population growth rate in Nigeria today, the real challenge may come from the North East and North West parts of the country.

According to the findings of the third wave of household survey in Nigeria conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics and World Bank living standards study team between 2015 and 2016, these regions have the highest average household size.

According to the report, the national average household size was 5.5 persons although in the rural areas it was 5.9 persons and 4.9 persons in urban areas.

However, based on the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, the North East recorded average of 7.9 persons followed by North West with average of 7.4 persons in a household.

Besides, the two regions, says the report also recorded increases on the household average reported from the second wave survey carried out between 2012 and 2013.

From a distance, North Central recorded 5.7 persons per household average.

None of the regions in the South had average per household of up to 5 persons. From the report South South recorded 4.9 persons per household; South East had 4.3 persons while the South West averaged 4 persons per household.

Population growth control is very crucial if Nigeria is to truly recover from the current recession and also catch up with the world in terms of development. When there is no control, economic growth must always struggle to surpass population growth rate, and not just inflation rate to make real impact on standards of living and save more for the future.

The survey was conducted in 486 enumeration areas and covered 4439 households throughout the country.

Of these, rural areas accounted for 327 enumeration areas and 3066 households while in urban areas 159 EAs and 1373 households were covered.

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