Nigeria recorded 3.38 million internally displaced persons across 14 states in 2023, National Bureau of Statistics reports
via Punch Nigeria19 hours ago2 min read
The National Bureau of Statistics NBS reported that 3,381,228 people were internally displaced across 14 Nigerian states in 2023, according to its Demographic Bulletin 2023. Borno State accounted for the largest share of IDPs at 50.62 percent 1,711,481 individuals, followed by Benue with 11.67 percent 394,567 individuals, and Katsina with 7.23 percent 244,380 individuals. Gombe, Nasarawa, and Kano states recorded the lowest shares. Nigeria's projected population in 2023 was 221,250,127. Kano State had the highest population at 15,671,491, while Nasarawa and Bayelsa were the least populous. In reproductive health, maternal conditions represented the largest share of expenditure in 2022. The proportion of women receiving antenatal care from a skilled provider increased from 50 percent in 2011 to 67 percent in 2018, then slightly decreased to 63 percent in 2021. Anambra had the lowest proportion of women with unmet needs for birth spacing at 3.8 percent. The United Kingdom remained the highest source of inward remittances to Nigeria in 2023, contributing 12.38 billion dollars. The bulletin also reported 968 cases of human trafficking in 2023, with foreign travel linked to prostitution accounting for the highest number of cases. Private sector job advertisements increased from 90 in 2021 to 150 in 2023.
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