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New Data: Nigeria subnational - Population projection by sex
Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020 03:01 ET
By Petr Svitil
Summary
January 2020 -- Data Buffet now carries population by sex for Nigeria, its 31 states, and 781 local government areas (2,439 defunct annual series, 1991 to 2006).
Detail

In a direct communication, the source (National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria) has stated that it no longer maintains any subnational population statistics. Note that we carry a separate total-population national measure, VSQPOPUA.INGA, which runs from 2003 to 2018.

Defunct subset 1:

  • Data dimension: Sex (total, male, female)
  • Measurement: Unitary count of persons (#)
  • Adjustment: Not applicable
  • Native frequency: Annual
  • Date range by geo level:
    • Country: 1991 to 2006
    • State (31): 1991 to 2006

Defunct subset 2 (where different): 

  • Date range by geo level:
    • Local government area (781): 2006

The series reside in the historical catalog:

and include, for example: 

  • VSQJPOPF_06UA.INGA     = [DISCONTINUED] Demographics: Population projection - Females, (#)
  • VSQJPOPM_06UA.INGA_AB  = [DISCONTINUED] Males, (#) - for Abia State
  • VSQJPOPT_06UA.INGA_ABA = [DISCONTINUED] Both sexes, (#) - for Aba North LGA
Other
Related ReleasePopulation (Sub-national)
SourceNational Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria
FrequencyEvery 10 Years
GeographyNigeria
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