Abstract: The rising wave of violence, insecurity, Boko haram attacks, insurgency, forced migration and internal displacement has become worrisome and a source concern to many economists, policy makers and the citizens at both national and global level. This study examines population dynamics and displacement in Nigeria using Autoregressive Distributed Lag approach on time series data sourced from Displacement Tracking Matrix, CBN and NPC Bulletins from 2006-2019. The findingsrevealed that population growth, displacement and the associated components exert negative impact on the overall economic conditions in Nigeria. The study recommends that the government should provide the enabling environment that will help curb violence, insecurity, insurgency, and internal displacement to entrench sustainable growth and development.
Keywords: Displacement, Insecurity, Population, Poverty, Unemployment JEL Classification: C22, C51, E27, H63, H81
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