Nigeria Lesson Plan

COMPARING NIGERIAN AND

UNITED STATES POPULATIONS

by Anne Hoeper

 

INQUIRY QUESTION

How does the population in Nigeria compare to the United States?
What services will the population need in 2010, 2025, and 2050?

OBJECTIVE

To be aware of population growth in Nigeria compared to the United States.

STANDARDS

Standard 1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
Standard 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth’s surface.
Standard 18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.

THEMES

Place

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Visual/Spatial
Logical/Mathematical
Interpersonal
Verbal/Linguistic
Intrapersonal

MATERIALS:

Population Pyramids
Demographic data for Nigeria and United States
Information can be found at http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
Nigerian and United States Populations pyramids for 1997, 2025, 2050
Information can be found at http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

ACTIVITY: Approximately 1 class period

  1. Divide the class into groups of 3.
  2. Assign half of the groups Nigeria and the other half of the groups the United States.
  3. Give students a blank population pyramid form and provide statistics for the years of1997, 2025, 2050.
  4. Students will fill in the population pyramid for their assigned year and country.
  5. Groups will compare their three population pyramids and determine if the country’s population is growing, declining or remaining the same.
  6. Groups will determine the services the government will need to provide for the population.
  7. Combine a United States group with a Nigerian group.
  8. Groups will share their three pyramids, the growth of the populations, and what services will be needed to meet provide of the population.

ASSESSMENTS:

Write a paragraph describing the projected growth of Nigeria. Compare Nigeria’s growth it to the projected growth of the United States. Include a list of services that will be needed to provide for the population.

 

Nigerian Midyear Population, by Age and Sex: 1998 and 2010(Population in thousands)

 

  1998     2010    

AGE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

110,532

55,920

54,613

150,274

75,657

74,617

00-04

19,737

9,942

9,795

24,706

12,447

12,258

05-09

16,286

8,162

8,124

22,070

11,073

10,997

10-14

13,510

6,768

6,742

19,682

9,865

9,817

15-19

11,721

5,881

5,840

16,988

8,510

8,478

20-24

9,516

4,788

4,728

13,928

7,014

6,914

25-29

7,857

3,982

3,876

11,435

5,817

5,617

30-34

6,600

3,355

3,245

9,005

4,612

4,392

35-39

5,426

2,798

2,627

7,012

3,591

3,421

40-44

4,456

2,339

2,117

5,718

2,900

2,818

45-49

4,041

2,085

1,956

4,718

2,392

2,326

50-54

3,460

1,787

1,673

3,877

1,989

1,888

55-59

2,677

1,381

1,296

3,366

1,692

1,674

60-64

2,010

1,024

986

2,870

1,409

1,461

65-69

1,469

742

727

2,112

1,022

1,091

70-74

973

486

487

1,438

685

753

75-79

531

263

268

852

400

452

80+

262

136

126

499

240

259

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base.
For more information contact the Information Resources Branch, International Programs Center, Bureau of the Census.

 

 

 

 

Nigeria

Demographic Indicators: 1998 and 2010

1998
2010
Births per 1,000 population
42
37
Deaths per 1,000 population
13
16
Rate of natural increase (percent)
2.9
2.1
Annual rate of growth (percent)
3.0
2.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
53.6
46.3
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
71
57
Total fertility rate (per woman)
6.1
5.1

 

 

 

 

Midyear Population Estimates and Average Annual Period Growth Rates:

1950 to 2050 (Population in thousands, rate in percent)

Year
Population
1950
31,797
1960
39,230
1970
49,309
1980
65,699
1990
86,530
1991
89,263
1992
92,057
1993
94,934
1994
97,900
1995
100,959
1996
104,095
1997
107,286
1998
110,532
1999
113,829
2000
117,171
2010
150,274
2020
183,962
2030
225,866
2040
279,405
2050
337,591

 

Period
Growth Rate
1950-1960
2.1
1960-1970
2.3
1970-1980
2.9
1980-1990
2.8
1990-2000
3.0
2000-2010
2.5
2010-2020
2.0
2020-2030
2.1
2030-2040
2.1
2040-2050
1.9

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base.
For more information contact the Information Resources Branch, International Programs Center, Bureau of the Census.US Census Bureau

 

 

 

 

Population Pyramid Summary for Nigeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Midyear Population, by Age and Sex: 1998 and 2010

(Population in thousands)

  1998     2010    

AGE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

270,290

132,489

137,801

298,026

145,856

152,170

00-04

19,020

9,732

9,288

20,012

10,243

9,768

05-09

19,912

10,196

9,716

19,489

9,981

9,508

10-14

19,184

9,830

9,354

20,231

10,359

9,872

15-19

19,473

10,038

9,435

21,798

11,176

10,623

20-24

17,768

9,143

8,625

21,236

10,812

10,424

25-29

18,680

9,398

9,282

19,779

9,882

9,896

30-34

20,209

10,092

10,117

18,640

9,219

9,421

35-39

22,638

11,312

11,326

18,577

9,177

9,400

40-44

21,891

10,872

11,018

20,002

9,868

10,134

45-49

18,855

9,268

9,587

21,890

10,759

11,131

50-54

15,728

7,660

8,068

21,681

10,572

11,109

55-59

12,408

5,964

6,444

19,068

9,190

9,879

60-64

10,256

4,845

5,411

16,215

7,732

8,483

65-69

9,575

4,385

5,190

12,112

5,659

6,453

70-74

8,781

3,845

4,936

8,945

4,094

4,852

75-79

7,195

2,986

4,209

7,124

3,128

3,995

80-84

4,712

1,757

2,955

5,557

2,235

3,322

85-89

2,533

801

1,731

3,426

1,188

2,237

90-94

1,094

284

810

1,579

446

1,133

95+

379

80

300

666

137

529

 

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base.
For more information contact the Information Resources Branch, International Programs Center, Bureau of the Census.

 

 

 

 

 

United States

Demographic Indicators: 1998 and 2010

 
1998
2010
Births per 1,000 population
14
14
Deaths per 1,000 population
9
9
Rate of natural increase (percent)
0.6
0.5
Annual rate of growth (percent)
0.9
0.8
Life expectancy at birth (years)
76.1
77.4
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
6
5
Total fertility rate (per woman)
2.1
2.1

 

 

 

 

Midyear Population Estimates and Average Annual Period Growth Rates:

1950 to 2050 (Population in thousands, rate in percent)

Year
Population
   
1950
152,271
1960
180,671
1970
205,052
1980
227,726
1990
249,949
1991
252,636
1992
255,382
1993
258,089
1994
260,602
1995
263,039
1996
265,453
1997
267,901
1998
270,290
1999
272,640
2000
274,943
2010
298,026
2020
323,052
2030
347,209
2040
370,290
2050
394,241

 

Period
Growth Rate
   
1950-1960 1.7
1960-1970
1.3
1970-1980
1.0
1980-1990
0.9
1990-2000
1.0
2000-2010
0.8
2010-2020
0.8
2020-2030
0.7
2030-2040
0.6
2040-2050
0.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base.
For more information contact the Information Resources Branch,International Programs Center, Bureau of the Census.

 

 

 

 

US Census Bureau

Population Pyramid Summary for the United States