Abstract
The study focused on internally displaced persons age distribution population with an aim of identifying age structure of Gombi local Government Area camps where Boko Haram Insurgency forcefully made people flee their communities to IDPs camps. This study was carried out in five (5) randomly selected camps out of twenty-three (23) existing ones, descriptive cross sectional study that employed quantitative method of data collection which of consisted of a population of 704 person on camps. Secondary data were collected from International Organization for Migration (IOM) DTM Nigeria round 26 Dataset Baseline Assessment 2018 which were statistically presented in tabulated form, age pyramid and dependency ratio were observed. The result revealed high number of dependency population of age >1 to 17 and 60 above in collective sum than dependency population of age 18-59, high dependence ratio of 241% and a signal of productive fertility age structure. Even though, regression analysis conducted shows no relationship among those age distribution with the working population age at 95% (The p-value (0.852) >(α 0.05) level of significance). However, measures to control imbalance age distribution and dampen IDPs camps were proffered. Keywords: Age Distribution, Boko Haram, Internal Displaced Persons, Adamawa State
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