In Nigeria, a Preview of an Overcrowded Planet - NYTimes.com - 4 views
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fertility rates
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eversing longstanding policies
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are promoting smaller families as a key to economic salvation,
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sixth most populous nation with 167 million people,
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“If you don’t take care of population, schools can’t cope, hospitals can’t cope, there’s not enough housing — there’s nothing you can do to have economic development.”
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swelling ranks of unemployed youths
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5.5 last year from 6.8 in 1975
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will account for more than a third by 2100
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50 percent for people in urban areas ages 15 to 24 — driving crime and discontent.
