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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Population, the JAMB Economics syllabus expects you to study:
- 20. Population a. Meaning and theories;
- b. Census: importance and problems.
- c. Size and growth: over-population, under- population and optimum population.
- d. Structure and distribution;
- e. Population policy and economic development.
Study notes & guidance
Study Population using a recommended Economics textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Economics, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Population, you should be able to:
- (i) analyse some population theories: (ii) examine the relevance of the theories to Nigeria; (iii) examine the uses and limitations of census data; (iv) identify determinants of the size, composition and growth of population; (v) analyse the structure and distribution of population; (vi) appraise government population policy in Nigeria.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Economics syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.