GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between population issues and sustainable development in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. To achieve the aim of this study, two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature was reviewed accordingly. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of two hundred respondents was used for the study. The selection was done through the simple random sampling techniques. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validity by two experts in Research and Statistics. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through split-half reliability method. Pearson product moment correlation analysis was adopted to test the study hypothesis. The hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that population explosion and migration significantly relate to sustainable development in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Based on the results and findings of the study, it was recommended that government should develop strategies to control population. KEYWORDS: population explosion, migration and sustainable development.