Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria
Nigeria: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 17.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria, 1990–2021
Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of all women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2021, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria stood at 17.6%.
That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria peaked at 20.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 59th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% | — |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +23.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 17.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 17.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 7.5% | 13.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 20.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Nigeria was 17.6% in 2021, according to Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Nigeria ranks 59th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.