Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nigeria
Nigeria: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 14.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern 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
Nigeria recorded 14.9% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2021.
That represents a change of up 41.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nigeria peaked at 15.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 58th out of 62 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.8% | — |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +155.3% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +41.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 14.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 53% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 14.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 61% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nigeria?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Nigeria was 14.9% 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 modern method recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Nigeria ranks 58th out of 62 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 modern 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 modern method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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.