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Table 1.2.2: Comparative Population and Demography Data for Nigeria
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| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Population (mid - 1992) | 101.9 million | 543 million |
| Projected (2000) | 128 million | 681 million |
| Average annual
population growth rate (1980-92) |
3.0% | 3.0% |
| Population density (1992) | 111 persons/km2 | 22 persons/km2 |
| Urbanisation (1992) | 37% | 29% |
| Total fertility rate (1992) | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Crude birth rate (1992) | 45 per 1000 | 45 per 1000 |
| Crude death rate (1992) | 14 per 1000 | 15 per 1000 |
| Life expectancy at birth (1992) | 52 years | 51 years |
[source:World Bank (1994); UNICEF (1994)]