The new United Nations World Population Prospects report has indicated that Nigeria’s population will soon surpass that of the U.S before the middle of the century.

The report which was made public during a news conference at the UN Headquarters in New York states that by the end of the century, Nigeria could start to rival China as the second most populous country in the world.

The current population of U.S is currently at over 300 million, meaning the UN estimates Nigeria’s population to be higher than 300 million by 2050.

Also, CEOAFRICA recovered that the report puts it that by 2100, there could be several other countries with populations of over 200 million, namely Indonesia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda and Niger.

The report titled” World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision puts the current population of Nigeria at 173,615 million with the figure of 88,362 million male and 88,362 million of female.

The report also disclosed that current world population of 7.2 billion was projected to increase by almost one billion people within the next twelve year, reaching 8.1 billion in 2025 and 9.6 billion in 2050.