GOVERNMENT OF AKWA IBOM STATE OF NIGERIA PROJECTED POPULATION 2007 - 2015 MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE April, 2014 PREFACE This is the first edition of the publication on the projected population of Akwa Ibom State. It covers the period 2007 – 2015 and gives the projected population of the State by year, sex, residence, age group and Local Government Area. The projection was obtained from 2006 population census figure for Akwa Ibom State using the acceptable growth rate of 3.4 per cent all round. The growth rate was obtained from the National Population Commission, Akwa Ibom State Office, Uyo. The projection was done by staff of the Directorate of Statistics, Ministry of Economic n Development and is based on the Compound Interest Formula, P n = P o + (1 + r) , where; Pn = projected population for year n Po = 2006 population census figure 1 = constant r = population growth rate for Akwa Ibom State n = number of years On behalf of the Permanent Secretary and staff of Ministry of Economic Development, I wish to thank His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill O. Akpabio (CON), for the love and support to enhance the production of quality and timely statistics in the State. It is hoped that this publication will be useful to politicians, academicians, researchers, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), students, industrialists and the general public in their day-to-day activities. Akan Okon Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Economic Development Akwa Ibom State April, 2014 i TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE CONTENT PAGE Preface i Table of Contents ii 1 Land Area and Population Density of Akwa Ibom State by Local Government Area 1 2 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Sex and Year 2 3 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Residence (Urban,Rural) And Year, 2007 - 2015 3 4 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Age Group and Year 5 5 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Age Group and Year (contd.) 6 6 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Age Group and Year (contd.) 7 7 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Local Government Area and Year 8 8 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Local Government Area and Year (contd.) 9 9 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Local Government Area and Year (contd.) 10 10 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Local Government Area and Year (contd.) 11 Chart 1 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Year and Residence 4 ii Table 1 LAND AREA AND POPULATION DENSITY OF AKWA IBOM STATE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA Local Government 2013 Projected Approximated Area Population Density Area Population (Km 2) No of Inhabitants Per Km 2 Abak 175,741 252.000 697 Eastern Obolo 75,784 117.000 648 Eket 218,438 176.000 1,241 Esit Eket 80,065 296.000 270 Essien Udim 244,219 160.000 1,526 Etim Ekpo 133,854 182.000 735 Etinan 213,469 164.000 1,302 Ibeno 94,576 248.000 381 Ibesikpo Asutan 173,287 192.000 903 Ibiono Ibom 238,340 333.000 716 Ika 91,962 114.000 807 Ikono 166,395 390.000 427 Ikot Abasi 167,576 335.000 500 Ikot Ekpene 178,697 128.000 1,396 Ini 125,212 320.000 391 Itu 161,572 273.000 592 Mbo 129,116 335.000 385 Mkpat Enin 224,045 332.000 675 Nsit Atai 92,749 135.000 687 Nsit Ibom 136,599 109.000 1,253 Nsit Ubium 160,594 243.000 661 Obot Akara 186,125 227.000 820 Onna 129,849 174.000 746 Okobo 155,679 360.000 432 Oron 110,205 41.000 2,688 Oruk Anam 217,153 512.000 424 Udung Uko 67,052 64.000 1,048 Ukanafun 158,560 254.000 624 Uruan 148,066 422.000 351 Urue Offong Oruko 89,394 205.000 436 Uyo 386,643 156.000 2,478 Total 4,931,020 7,249.000 680 Source: Office of State Surveyor – General, Uyo. NOTE: (1) This Area does not take into consideration disputed territories. (2) The above projected population is derived from 2006 Population Census. 1 Table 2 DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTED POPULATION OF AKWA IBOM STATE BY SEX AND YEAR YEAR SEX BOTH SEXES MALE FEMALE 2006 1,983,202 1,918,849 3,902,051 2007 2,050,631 1,984,090 4,034,721 2008 2,120,352 2,051,549 4,171,901 2009 2,192,444 2,121,302 4,313,746 2010 2,266,987 2,193,426 4,460,413 2011 2,344,065 2,268,002 4,612,067 2012 2,423,763 2,345,114 4,768,877 2013 2,506,172 2,424,848 4,931,020 2014 2,591,382 2,507,293 5,098,675 2015 2,679,488 2,592,541 5,272,029 2 Table 3 DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTED POPULATION OF AKWA IBOM STATE BY RESIDENCE (URBAN,RURAL) AND YEAR, 2007 - 2015 2006 PROJECTED POPULATION AND YEAR Population Residence Census Figure 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Urban 780,410 806,944 834,380 862,749 892,082 922,413 953,775 986,204 1,019,735 1,054,406 Rural 3,121,641 3,227,777 3,337,521 3,450,997 3,568,331 3,689,654 3,815,102 3,944,816 4,078,940 4,217,623 Total 3,902,051 4,034,721 4,171,901 4,313,746 4,460,413 4,612,067 4,768,877 4,931,020 5,098,675 5,272,029 3 Chart 1 Distribution of Projected Population of Akwa Ibom State by Year and Residence 4,500,000 4,217,623 4,078,940 3,944,816 4,000,000 3,815,102 3,689,654 3,568,331 3,450,997 3,500,000 3,337,521 3,227,777 3,121,641 3,000,000 4 2,500,000 Urban 2,000,000 Rural Projected Population Projected 1,500,000 986,204 1,019,735 1,054,406 892,082 922,413 953,775 1,000,000 780,410 806,944 834,380 862,749 500,000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Census Figure Year 4 Table 4 DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTED POPULATION OF AKWA IBOM STATE BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR 2006 POPULATION CENSUS FIGURES 2007 2008 AGE BOTH BOTH BOTH GROUPS MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES 0 - 4 245,695 232,298 477,993 254,049 240,196 494,245 262,686 248,363 511,049 5 - 9 266,620 242,207 508,827 275,685 250,442 526,127 285,058 258,957 544,015 10 -14 247,996 222,104 470,100 256,428 229,656 486,084 265,146 237,464 502,610 15 - 19 235,415 223,399 458,814 243,419 230,995 474,414 251,695 238,848 490,543 20 -24 190,602 198,264 388,866 197,082 205,005 402,087 203,783 211,975 415,758 25 - 29 152,778 184,147 336,925 157,972 190,408 348,380 163,344 196,882 360,226 30 - 34 117,722 142,509 260,231 121,725 147,354 269,079 125,863 152,364 278,227 35 - 39 102,100 121,113 223,213 105,571 125,231 230,802 109,161 129,489 238,650 40 - 44 101,142 96,679 197,821 104,581 99,966 204,547 108,137 103,365 211,502 45 - 49 84,252 73,982 158,234 87,117 76,497 163,614 90,079 79,098 169,177 50 - 54 75,681 61,344 137,025 78,254 63,430 141,684 80,915 65,586 146,501 55 - 59 40,006 31,128 71,134 41,366 32,186 73,552 42,773 33,281 76,054 60 - 64 48,734 37,158 85,892 50,391 38,421 88,812 52,104 39,728 91,832 65 - 69 22,640 19,277 41,917 23,410 19,932 43,342 24,206 20,610 44,816 70 - 74 23,157 14,700 37,857 23,944 15,200 39,144 24,758 15,717 40,475 75 - 79 9,897 6,604 16,501 10,233 6,829 17,062 10,581 7,061 17,642 80 - 84 9,093 6,419 15,512 9,402 6,637 16,039 9,722 6,863 16,585 85+ 9,672 5,517 15,189 10,001 5,705 15,706 10,341 5,899 16,240 TOTAL 1,983,202 1,918,849 3,902,051 2,050,631 1,984,090 4,034,721 2,120,352 2,051,549 4,171,901 5 Table 5 DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTED POPULATION OF AKWA IBOM STATE BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR (contd.) 2009 2010 2011 AGE BOTH BOTH BOTH GROUPS MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES 0 – 4 271,618 256,807 528,425 280,853 265,539 546,392 290,402 274,567 564,969 5 – 9 294,750 267,762 562,512 304,772 276,866 581,638 315,134 286,279 601,413 10 -14 274,161 245,538 519,699 283,483 253,886 537,369 293,121 262,518 555,639 15 - 19 260,253 246,969 507,222 269,102 255,366 524,468 278,251 264,049 542,300 20 -24 210,712 219,182 429,894 217,876 226,634 444,510 225,284 234,340 459,624 25 - 29 168,897 203,576 372,473 174,640 210,497 385,137 180,577 217,654 398,231 30 - 34 130,143 157,545 287,688 134,567 162,901 297,468 139,143 168,440 307,583 35 - 39 112,872 133,891 246,763 116,710 138,444 255,154 120,678 143,151 263,829 40 - 44 111,813 106,879 218,692 115,615 110,513 226,128 119,546 114,271 233,817 45 - 49 93,141 81,788 174,929 96,308 84,568 180,876 99,582 87,444 187,026 50 - 54 83,666 67,816 151,482 86,511 70,122 156,633 89,452 72,506 161,958 55 - 59 44,227 34,412 78,639 45,731 35,582 81,313 47,285 36,792 84,077 60 - 64 53,876 41,078 94,954 55,708 42,475 98,183 57,602 43,919 101,521 65 - 69 25,029 21,311 46,340 25,880 22,035 47,915 26,760 22,785 49,545 70 - 74 25,600 16,251 41,851 26,471 16,803 43,274 27,371 17,375 44,746 75 - 79 10,941 7,301 18,242 11,313 7,549 18,862 11,698 7,806 19,504 80 - 84 10,052 7,096 17,148 10,394 7,338 17,732 10,748 7,587 18,335 85+ 10,692 6,099 16,791 11,056 6,306 17,362 11,432 6,521 17,953 TOTAL 2,192,444 2,121,302 4,313,746 2,266,987 2,193,426 4,460,413 2,344,065 2,268,002 4,612,067 6 Table 6 DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTED POPULATION OF AKWA IBOM STATE BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR (contd.) 2012 2013 2014 2015 AGE BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH GROUP MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES MALE FEMALE SEXES 0 – 4 300,275 283,902 584,177 310,485 293,555 604,040 321,041 303,536 624,577 331,956 313,856 645,812 5 – 9 325,849 296,012 621,861 336,928 306,077 643,005 348,383 316,483 664,866 360,228 327,244 687,472 10 – 14 303,087 271,444 574,531 313,392 280,673 594,065 324,048 290,216 614,264 335,065 300,083 635,148 15 – 19 287,712 273,026 560,738 297,494 282,309 579,803 307,609 291,908 599,517 318,067 301,833 619,900 20 – 24 232,944 242,308 475,252 240,864 250,546 491,410 249,053 259,065 508,118 257,521 267,873 525,394 25 – 29 186,717 225,055 411,772 193,065 232,706 425,771 199,630 240,618 440,248 206,417 248,799 455,216 30 – 34 143,874 174,167 318,041 148,765