How does Nigeria then react to this youth bulge? Is Nigeria’s youth bulge a bane or boon? Whether we are going to have a demographic ... 30 years) who make up over 70 per cent of our population.

Nigeria needs to balance population growth with economic prosperity. This makes it possible to achieve a demographic ... s GDP per capita in 20 years or a 25% increase over 50 years.

But the world’s demographic sweet spots are changing, and fast. Japan had the first major shift: By 2013, a quarter of the population was ... overtaking it this year as the world’s most ...