Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population data was reported at 5.484 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.468 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 5.280 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.587 % in 1960 and a record low of 4.995 % in 1991. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 55-59: % of Female Population data was reported at 2.364 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.362 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 55-59: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.527 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.774 % in 1960 and a record low of 2.347 % in 2012. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 55-59: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

As of July 2024, Nigeria's population was estimated at around 229.5 million. Between 1965 and 2024, the number of people living in Nigeria increased at an average rate of over two percent. In 2024, the population grew by 2.42 percent compared to the previous year. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. By extension, the African continent records the highest growth rate in the world. Africa's most populous country Nigeria was the most populous country in Africa as of 2023. As of 2022, Lagos held the distinction of being Nigeria's biggest urban center, a status it also retained as the largest city across all of sub-Saharan Africa. The city boasted an excess of 17.5 million residents. Notably, Lagos assumed the pivotal roles of the nation's primary financial hub, cultural epicenter, and educational nucleus. Furthermore, Lagos was one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world. Nigeria's youthful population In Nigeria, a significant 50 percent of the populace is under the age of 19. The most prominent age bracket is constituted by those up to four years old: comprising 8.3 percent of men and eight percent of women as of 2021. Nigeria boasts one of the world's most youthful populations. On a broader scale, both within Africa and internationally, Niger maintains the lowest median age record. Nigeria secures the 20th position in global rankings. Furthermore, the life expectancy in Nigeria is an average of 62 years old. However, this is different between men and women. The main causes of death have been neonatal disorders, malaria, and diarrheal diseases.

NG: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population data was reported at 0.881 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.883 % for 2016. NG: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.933 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.986 % in 1968 and a record low of 0.871 % in 2008. NG: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data was reported at 7.385 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.426 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.424 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.756 % in 2008 and a record low of 7.049 % in 1987. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population data was reported at 12.361 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.326 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 11.921 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.553 % in 1994 and a record low of 11.326 % in 1963. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population data was reported at 16.762 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.898 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 17.229 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.107 % in 1982 and a record low of 16.609 % in 1960. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Abstract

The 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) was designed to provide data to monitor the population and health situation in Nigeria with an explicit goal of providing reliable information about maternal and child health and family planning services. The primary objective of the 2013 NDHS was to provide up-to-date information on fertility levels, marriage, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods, child feeding practices, nutritional status of women and children, adult and childhood mortality, awareness and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS, and domestic violence. This information is intended to assist policymakers and programme managers in evaluating and designing programmes and strategies for improving health and family planning services in the country.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual
• Children age 0-5
• Woman age 15-49
• Man age 15-49

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sample Design The sample for the 2013 NDHS was nationally representative and covered the entire population residing in non-institutional dwelling units in the country. The survey used as a sampling frame the list of enumeration areas (EAs) prepared for the 2006 Population Census of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, provided by the National Population Commission. The sample was designed to provide population and health indicator estimates at the national, zonal, and state levels. The sample design allowed for specific indicators to be calculated for each of the six zones, 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Administratively, Nigeria is divided into states. Each state is subdivided into local government areas (LGAs), and each LGA is divided into localities. In addition to these administrative units, during the 2006 population census, each locality was subdivided into census enumeration areas. The primary sampling unit (PSU), referred to as a cluster in the 2013 NDHS, is defined on the basis of EAs from the 2006 EA census frame. The 2013 NDHS sample was selected using a stratified three-stage cluster design consisting of 904 clusters, 372 in urban areas and 532 in rural areas. A representative sample of 40,680 households was selected for the survey, with a minimum target of 943 completed interviews per state.

A complete listing of households and a mapping exercise were carried out for each cluster from December 2012 to January 2013, with the resulting lists of households serving as the sampling frame for the selection of households. All regular households were listed. The NPC listing enumerators were trained to use Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to calculate the coordinates of the 2013 NDHS sample clusters.

A fixed sample take of 45 households were selected per cluster. All women age 15-49 who were either permanent residents of the households in the 2013 NDHS sample or visitors present in the households on the night before the survey were eligible to be interviewed. In a subsample of half of the households, all men age 15-49 who were either permanent residents of the households in the sample or visitors present in the households on the night before the survey were eligible to be interviewed. Also, a subsample of one eligible woman in each household was randomly selected to be asked additional questions regarding domestic violence.

For further details on sample size and design, see Appendix B of the final report.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Three questionnaires were used in the 2013 NDHS: the Household Questionnaire, the Woman’s Questionnaire, and the Man’s Questionnaire.

The Household Questionnaire was used to list all of the usual members of and visitors to the selected households. Some basic information was collected on the characteristics of each person listed, including age, sex, marital status, education, and relationship to the head of the household. Information on other characteristics of household members was collected as well, including current school attendance and survivorship of parents among those under age 18. If a child in the household had a parent who was sick for more than three consecutive months in the 12 months preceding the survey or a parent who had died, additional questions related to support for orphans and vulnerable children were asked. Furthermore, if an adult in the household was sick for more than three consecutive months in the 12 months preceding the survey or an adult in the household had died, questions were asked relating to support for sick people or people in households where a member had died.

The Household Questionnaire also collected information on characteristics of the household’s dwelling unit, such as source of water; type of toilet facilities; materials used for the floor of the house; ownership of various durable goods; ownership of agricultural land; ownership of livestock, farm animals, or poultry; and ownership and use of mosquito nets and long-lasting insecticidal nets. The Household Questionnaire was further used to record height and weight measurements for children age 0-59 months and women age 15-49. In addition, data on the age and sex of household members in the Household Questionnaire were used to identify women and men who were eligible for individual interviews.

The Woman’s Questionnaire was used to collect information from all women age 15-49. These women were asked questions on the following main topics: • Background characteristics (age, religion, education, literacy, media exposure, etc.) • Reproductive history and childhood mortality • Knowledge, source, and use of family planning methods • Fertility preferences • Antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care • Breastfeeding and infant feeding practices • Child immunisation and childhood illnesses • Marriage and sexual activity • Women’s work and husbands’ background characteristics • Malaria prevention and treatment • Women’s decision making • Awareness of AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections • Maternal mortality • Domestic violence

The Man’s Questionnaire was administered to all men age 15-49 in every second household in the 2013 NDHS sample. The Man’s Questionnaire collected much of the same information found in the Woman’s Questionnaire but was shorter because it did not contain a detailed reproductive history or questions on maternal and child health or nutrition.

Cleaning operations

The processing of the 2013 NDHS data began simultaneously with the fieldwork. Completed questionnaires were edited in the field immediately by the field editors and checked by the supervisors before being dispatched to the data processing centre in Abuja. The questionnaires were then edited and entered by 26 data processing personnel specially trained for this task. Data were entered using the CSPro computer package, and all data were entered twice to allow 100 percent verification. The concurrent processing of the data offered a distinct advantage because of the assurance that the data were error free and authentic. Moreover, the double entry of data enabled easy comparisons and identification of errors and inconsistencies. Inconsistencies were resolved by tallying results with the paper questionnaire entries. Secondary editing of the data was completed in the last week of July 2013. The final cleaning of the data set was carried out by the ICF data processing specialist and completed in August.

Response rate

A total of 40,320 households were selected from 896 sample points, of which 38,904 were found to be occupied at the time of the fieldwork. Of the occupied households, 38,522 were successfully interviewed, yielding a household response rate of 99 percent. In view of the security challenges in the country, this response rate is highly encouraging and appears to be the result of a well-coordinated team effort.

In the interviewed households, a total of 39,902 women age 15-49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews, and 98 percent of them were successfully interviewed. Among men, 18,229 were identified as eligible for interviews, and 95 percent were successfully interviewed. As expected, response rates were slightly lower in urban areas than in rural areas.

Note: See summarized response rates by residence (urban/rural) in Table 1.2 of the survey report.

Sampling error estimates

The estimates from a sample survey are affected by two types of errors: non-sampling errors and sampling errors. Non-sampling errors are the results of mistakes made in implementing data collection and data processing, such as failure to locate and interview the correct household, misunderstanding of the questions on the part of either the interviewer or the respondent, and data entry errors. Although numerous efforts were made during the implementation of the 2013 Nigeria DHS (NDHS) to minimize this type of error, non-sampling errors are impossible to avoid and difficult to evaluate statistically.

Sampling errors, on the other hand, can be evaluated statistically. The sample of respondents selected in the 2013 NDHS is only one of many samples that could have been selected from the same population, using the same design and expected size. Each of these samples would yield results that differ somewhat from the results of the actual sample selected. Sampling errors are a measure of the variability between all possible samples. Although the degree of variability is not known exactly, it can be estimated from the survey results.

Sampling error is usually measured in terms of the standard error

Nigeria NG: Condom Use: Population Aged 15-24: Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 12.300 % in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.100 % for 2008. Nigeria NG: Condom Use: Population Aged 15-24: Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 9.950 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2013, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.300 % in 2013 and a record low of 7.200 % in 1999. Nigeria NG: Condom Use: Population Aged 15-24: Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Health Statistics. Condom use, female is the percentage of the female population ages 15-24 who used a condom at last intercourse in the last 12 months.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys, and UNAIDS.; Weighted average;

This score equally weights two components: 1) female adult obesity rate, and 2) elderly population. Female adult obesity rate is defined as the percentage of female adults aged 15 to 49 with a body mass index of over 30. This indicator is only available for females. Elderly population is defined as the number of people over the age of 50. Indicators are combined with z-scores at the 1km squared grid level.This feature layer aggregates scores to the LGA boundaries from GRID3 GDB v1.69. Population estimate from WorldPop's Bottom-up gridded population layer. Access for the WorldPop population estimates full methodology visit https://wopr.worldpop.org/Source: Fraym 2020The Fraym platform weaves together the latest satellite imagery and geostatistical datasets with professionally enumerated household surveys. This allows for the disaggregation and re-aggregation of large datasets to cover any geographically bounded area. Indicators are drawn and harmonized from a wide variety of household surveys and other data sources. These include the following sources:USAID: Demographic and health surveysUnited Nations: UN population division databaseWorld Bank: Enterprise surveys, living standards, global index surveys, and respective country statisticsNational Statistical Offices: National censuses and surveys covering population, businesses, health, housing, agriculture, and other areasInternational Monetary Fund: World economic outlook databases and respective country statisticsNational Air and Space Administration: Remote sensing satellite data, such as vegetation, temperature, and precipitationUSGS: Landscan, Google Earth, GeoData Institute, OSMWorldPop: Population density by age groups

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data was reported at 10.366 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.302 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 10.156 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.816 % in 1999 and a record low of 9.816 % in 1983. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population data was reported at 2.912 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.913 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.097 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.381 % in 1970 and a record low of 2.909 % in 2007. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population data was reported at 3.587 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.556 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.730 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.052 % in 1965 and a record low of 3.511 % in 2013. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data was reported at 4.491 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.448 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.415 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.786 % in 1960 and a record low of 4.212 % in 2008. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 53.489 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 53.397 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 53.474 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.697 % in 1960 and a record low of 52.122 % in 1987. Nigeria NG: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 65-69: % of Female Population data was reported at 1.340 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.347 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 65-69: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.474 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.611 % in 1960 and a record low of 1.340 % in 2017. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 65-69: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 65 to 69 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: as % of Total: Female data was reported at 49.326 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 49.338 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: as % of Total: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 49.708 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.086 % in 1960 and a record low of 49.326 % in 2017. Nigeria NG: Population: as % of Total: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Nigeria NG: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data was reported at 42.800 % in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.000 % for 2011. Nigeria NG: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 41.200 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2013, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.900 % in 1990 and a record low of 39.000 % in 2011. Nigeria NG: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Women who were first married by age 18 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 18.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), AIDS Indicator Surveys(AIS), Reproductive Health Survey(RHS), and other household surveys.; ;

NG: Population: Female: Ages 75-79: % of Female Population data was reported at 0.469 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.463 % for 2016. NG: Population: Female: Ages 75-79: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.476 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.501 % in 1996 and a record low of 0.433 % in 1960. NG: Population: Female: Ages 75-79: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population data was reported at 6.431 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.464 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.288 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.516 % in 2013 and a record low of 5.923 % in 1987. Nigeria NG: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;