Population is one of the four fundamental features of a state, the other three
being territory, sovereignty and government. By and large, population is an
important factor in the global as well as local politics, economy and ecology.
Indeed, population related issues are nowadays in the forefront of
development activities/issues.

The principal objectives of this paper is to reveal the following:

• The nature and origin of population development in Kano
State
• The socio- cultural impulses for the maintained high
population concentration in Kano State
• The prospects for the sustained population growth in Kano
state and
• To objectively inform compatriots, expatriates and
professionals about the peculiar nature of the population of
Kano state.
• To highlight some of the ecological risks associated with the
population pressure stress in the state

To achieve these objectives, relevant literature were reviewed and some
observations and surveys were made in an attempt to drive home some facts
and figures on the character and trends of the population of Kano state.