The changing religious composition of Nigeria: causes and implications of demographic divergence

@article{Stonawski2016TheCR,
  title={The changing religious composition of Nigeria: causes and implications of demographic divergence},
  author={Marcin Jan Stonawski and Michaela Potan{\vc}okov{\'a} and Matthew Cantele and Vegard Skirbekk},
  journal={Journal of Modern African Studies},
  year={2016},
  volume={54},
  pages={361-387}
}
At nearly 170 million inhabitants, Nigeria is Africa's most populous country by twofold and fertility levels remain higher than most other sub-Saharan African nations. Throughout the last several decades, the fertility gap between Christians and Muslims has widened with significant political implications for a nascent democracy. Where the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) survey of 1990 revealed a non-significant difference of 0·3 children, this figure had increased to 2·3 children by 2013. As… 
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