In 2018, Nigerian households counted on average 4.7 members. Large households with eight members or more held about 15 percent of the share, while some 26 percent of all households in the country had two or less individuals.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Number of usual members of households in Nigeria in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124418/household-structure-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Number of usual members of households in Nigeria in 2018." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124418/household-structure-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. (2019). Number of usual members of households in Nigeria in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124418/household-structure-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Number of Usual Members of Households in Nigeria in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124418/household-structure-in-nigeria/
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Number of usual members of households in Nigeria in 2018 [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124418/household-structure-in-nigeria/