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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
5 months ago
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Top & Bottom 10 States By Total Fertility Rate: Number Of Children Per Woman
The latest Total Fertility Rate (TFR) data reveals a massive geographical gulf in Nigeria's demographics. TFR is the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, and the difference between the Top 10 and Bottom 10 states is staggering.
How should state and federal governments adjust their policies on healthcare, infrastructure, and education to plan for these dramatically different population growth rates?
Which policy change is most urgent given these numbers? Say it if this data surprised you!
Drop your analysis in the comments! 👇
Top 10 states by total fertility rate: Number of children per woman ages 15-49 (2023-2024)
1. Yobe: 7.5
2. Jigawa: 6.9
3. Kebbi: 6.6
4. Borno: 6.5
5. Zamfara: 6.3
6. Bauchi: 6.2
7. Kano: 5.8
8. Katsina: 5.7
9. Kaduna: 5.6
10. Gombe: 5.5
Total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have by the end of her childbearing years if she bore children at the current age-specific fertility rates.
https://x.com/thecableindex/status/1982017907753132228
Bottom 10 states by total fertility rate: Number of children per woman ages 15-49 (2023-2024)
1. Rivers: 2.9
2. Cross River: 3.0
3. Ondo: 3.1
4. FCT: 3.2
5. Lagos: 3.2
6. Akwa Ibom: 3.3
7. Osun: 3.3
8. Oyo: 3.3
9. Edo: 3.3
10. Benue: 3.5
Total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have by the end of her childbearing years if she bore children at the current age-specific fertility rates.
https://x.com/thecableindex/status/1982024341069103295
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