Nigeria, A Land of Many People

If you look at world populations, Nigeria is growing faster than most.

Here are the top ten populous nations in 2021:

TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION
#	Country	2000 Population	2021 Population	2050 Expected Pop.	Pop Growth % 2000 - 2021
1	China	1,268,301,605	1,444,216,107	1,329,570,095	13.8 %
2	India	1,006,300,297	1,393,409,038	1,623,588,384	38.5 %
3	United States	282,162,411	332,129,757	388,922,201	17.7 %
4	Indonesia	214,090,575	276,361,783	318,393,046	29.1 %
5	Pakistan	152,429,036	225,199,937	290,847,790	47.7 %
6	Brazil	174,315,386	213,993,437	236,030,311	22.7 %
7	Nigeria	123,945,463	211,400,708	391,296,754	70.5 %
8	Bangladesh	128,734,672	166,303,498	193,092,763	29.2 %
9	Russia	147,053,966	145,912,025	129,908,086	- 0.8 %
10	Mexico	99,775,434	130,262,216	150,567,503	30.5 %

Many points can be derived from the above table, like that Nigeria as projected will outpace the population of the United States in the next generation, by 2050. 

This would be incredible, in my opinion. Would there be enough resources? What will life be like in 29 more years?

China and Russia are both predicted to lose population. Will this be true, or will migratory and other economic factors come into play, beyond the local birthrates? 

Japan has now been surpassed by Mexico as a top ten country for inhabitants. Will more people migrate there because of economic factors?

Will more people migrate out of big population growth centers like India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh?

Could other diseases, disasters, wars, droughts and economic trends and factors change the above projections? We shall see.

Africa as a continent, and in particular Nigeria at its epicenter will be a key hub to much of the future of our planet.

I have written about Nigeria before, stating that based on the opinions of some Nigerian linguists that I have worked with, they believe that the nation will not stay united due to the cleavage between the Muslim north and the Christian south.

What will happen? Will the overall economy grow and prosper enough to sustain its citizens?

Can Nigeria sustain its own growth? Or will the additional millions emigrate to underpopulated places like Russia, Japan, or even Italy and the rest of Europe?

The Western Hemisphere is attractive, too, for many reasons.

At present, there are some 400,000 or so Nigerian naturalized citizens in the U.S.

Will these trends continue?

Perhaps.