In the spirit of PVC collection, this episode of our Fact File is focused on data around the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) so far. It highlights vital statistics about Nigeria’s voting population, necessary for awareness and sundry purposes
BACKGROUND: TOTAL VOTING POPULATION
| CATEGORIES | NUMBER |
| Male | 49,054,162 (52.5%) |
| Female | 44,414,846 (47.5%) |
| Youths (18-34): | 37,060,399(39.65%) |
| PWDs | 85,362 |
| Removed as ineligible voters | 53, 264 |
| Total Registered Voters | 93,469,008 |
STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REGISTRANTS
| STATE | NUMBER OF PVC |
| Lagos | 7,060,195 |
| Kano | 5,921,370 |
| Kaduna | 4,335,208 |
| Rivers | 3,537,190 |
| Katsina | 3,516,719 |
| Oyo | 3,276,675 |
| Delta | 3,221,697 |
| Plateau | 2,789,528 |
| Benue | 2,777,727 |
| Bauchi | 2,749,268 |
STATES WITH THE LOWEST NUMBER OF REGISTRANTS
| STATE | NUMBER OF PVC |
| Osun | 1,954,800 |
| Zamfara | 1,926,870 |
| Cross River | 1,766,466 |
| Kwara | 1,695,927 |
| Ebonyi | 1,597,646 |
| Gombe | 1,575,794 |
| FCT | 1,570,307 |
| Yobe | 1,485,146 |
| Bayelsa | 1,056,862 |
| Ekiti | 987,647 |
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BREAKDOWN BY GEOPOLITICAL ZONES
North Central
Plateau 2,789,528
Benue 2,777,727
Niger 2,698,344
Kogi 1,932,654
Nasarawa 1,899,244
Kwara 1,695,927
FCT 1,570,307
Total 15,363,731
North East
Bauchi 2,749,268
Borno 2,513,281
Adamawa 2,196,566
Taraba 2,022,374
Gombe 1,575,794
Yobe 1,485,146
Total 12,542,429
North West
Kano 5,921,370
Kaduna 4,335,208
Katsina 3,516,719
Jigawa 2,351,298
Sokoto 2,172,056
Kebbi 2,032,041
Zamfara 1,926,870
Total 22,255,562
South East
Anambra 2,656,437
Imo 2,419,922
Abia 2,120,808
Enugu 2,112,793
Ebonyi 1,597,646
Total 10,907,606
South South
Rivers 3,537,190
Delta 3,221,697
Edo 2,501,081
Akwa Ibom 2,357,418
C / River 1,766,466
Bayelsa 1,056,862
Total 14,440,714
South West
Lagos 7,060,195
Oyo 3,276,675
Ogun 2,688,305
Ondo 1,991,344
Osun 1,954,800
Ekiti 987,647
Total 17,958,966
BREAKDOWN BY AGE
| Youth (18 – 34) | 37,060,399 | 39.65% |
| Middle Aged (35 – 49) | 33,413,591 | 35.75% |
| Elderly (50 – 69) | 17,700,270 | 18.94% |
| Old (70+) | 5,294,748 | 5.66% |
BREAKDOWN BY OCCUPATION
| Student | 26,027,481 | 27.8% |
| Farmers / Fishermen | 14,742,554 | 15.8% |
| House Wives | 13,006,939 | 13.9% |
| Business Men/Women | 12,457,997 | 13.3% |
| Traders | 7,998,653 | 8.6% |
| Others | 6,608,143 | 7.1% |
| Civil Servants | 5,283,549 | 5.7% |
| Artisans | 4,967,464 | 5.3% |
| Public Servants | 2,376,223 | 2.5% |
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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq
Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq is a journalist, thought leader and political analyst with keen interest in governance and Nigerian history and politics
