Birth rates have been falling in Nigeria, though slowly. What factors cause declining fertility, according to educated people in Nigeria?most important for decline in birth rates (decrease in number of children per woman)?” We shared the following information with the respondents: “The average number of children per woman is decreasing in the world, though slowly. In Nigeria, the
By Frank Götmark and Nordhild Wetzler, Feb 6, 2024, Overpopulation Project >The answer to our question can be found in a new publication in the Journal of Population and Sustainability. In an on-line survey we posed the following question to a sample of 1500 well-educated Nigerians: “For Nigeria, which factor do you think is
Given the desperate situation for many young men and women in Nigeria, it is increasingly urgent to build public support for fertility decline, and for the promotion of family planning as an enabler of economic development. According to a 2021 article,53% of young Nigerians are unemployed and 41% of the citizens live in extreme poverty. Many young people try to escape by emigration, often illegally. Another article from 2023 reported that 53% of the adults would like to leave Nigeria.
Nigeria seems to be a classic case of serious overpopulation where large families have been, and still are favored by patriarchy, religion and ethnic competition. Despite official policy and proclamations by the Nigerian government, family planningprograms have been weak and not widely promoted. This might explain why few of our respondents mentioned them as a reason for declining fertility. Is the government accepting emigration as “solution” for the country, or will it be forced to increase
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