πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ Nigeria briefing

Why it matters, neighbors, workers versus retirees. Generate a draft, write it yourself, then expand or edit any paragraph.

A memo you can forward: why fertility matters, how this country compares with its neighbors, and how many working-age people versus retirees the pyramid already implies. Tick sections, park each chart next to the paragraph it belongs with, then generate β€” or start from blank headings and write it yourself. After that, every heading and paragraph is editable, and Expand / Tighten / Ask AI can rewrite one section at a time.

Nigeria is still high fertility by world standards, with a young pyramid that dominates West African birth shares.

Sections
Charts β€” order and placement

Children per woman, Nigeria and neighbors

children per woman
TFR

Total fertility rate, Nigeria

children per woman

Total fertility rate by education (DHS)

children per woman

Population share by religion

% of population

Age pyramid, Nigeria

2025 Β· male (left) / female (right)

people
World Bank population by age and sex. Open full pyramidbirthrate.io

Working-age and retirees, Nigeria

millions of people
Working age (15–64)Age 65+

Net migration, Nigeria

people

Foreign-born stock by origin, Nigeria

people

Nigeria-born living abroad

people

Health expenditure, Nigeria

% of GDP

Age-dependency ratio, Nigeria

%

Share aged 65+, Nigeria

%

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This briefing will cover

  • NDHS 2023–24 state TFR is the map to use, not a single national slogan.
  • A youth bulge is a jobs and services constraint before it is anything else.

Working-age counts are modeled from today’s pyramid. 2040 taxpayers are mostly already born; TFR shows up around 2060.