Expanding Nigeria

While most of the world's countries are shrinking their population, only a very few are poised for population expansion.  Nigeria is one of these.

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According to these United Nations charts, by the year 2100 the populations of most of the world will have plateaued or shrunk.  But Nigeria's is expected to expand to near one billion - close to China's forecasted number in 2100.

"Given that Nigeria is about the area of Texas, that's a truly astounding possibility."