Centre for Population and Environmental Development

CPED
Benin City, Nigeria

The Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED) is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental action research institution in Nigeria. CPED is dedicated to promoting sustainable development and to reducing poverty and inequality through policy-oriented research and active engagement on development issues.

Contact details

Website:
www.cped.org.ng

Address:
BS–1 & SM–2 Ugbowo Shopping Centre Ugbowo Housing Estate P.O. Box 10085 Ugbowo Post Office Benin City, Nigeria.

Country:
Nigeria

Sub-region:
Western Africa

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Nigeria
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1999
Age (years)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 26
Nigeria average
 25
Global average
 33
Founded by
Founders: Professor Emeritus Andrew Godwin Onokerhoraye
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Engr. Job Eronmhonsele, and Prof. Andrew Onokerhoraye
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Andrew G. Onokerhoraye
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 25
Nigeria average
 35
Global average
 30
2022
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 37
2018
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 25
% Female staff
2025
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 45%
Nigeria average
 36%
Global average
 49%
2022
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 45%
2018
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 36%
% Female researchers
2025
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 70%
Nigeria average
 36%
Global average
 47%
2022
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 40%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 25
Nigeria average
 43
Global average
 41
2023
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 13
2021
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 21
Financials
2021
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 $1,496,350
Nigeria average
 $495,719
Global average
 $4,713,576

Social

Likes (2023)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 570
Nigeria average
 7,718
Global average
 26,980
Likes (2022)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 565
Likes (2021)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 585
Followers (2024)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 576
Nigeria average
 20,518
Global average
 21,221
Followers (2022)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 570
Followers (2021)
Centre for Population and Environmental Development
 574

Data notes

Last updated: 08/02/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Think Tank Initiative Directory
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