In 2018, 70 percent of women in Nigeria aged 15 to 49 years were married, while 25 percent of them never married. Data on the marital status of men show that women were more likely to marry. Indeed, the share of men who never married exceeded 40 percent as of 2018.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Marital status of women in Nigeria in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124491/marital-status-of-women-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Marital status of women in Nigeria in 2018." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124491/marital-status-of-women-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. (2019). Marital status of women in Nigeria in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124491/marital-status-of-women-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Marital Status of Women in Nigeria in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124491/marital-status-of-women-in-nigeria/
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Marital status of women in Nigeria in 2018 [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124491/marital-status-of-women-in-nigeria/
