In 2018, 57 percent of men in Nigeria aged 15 to 49 years were married, while 42 percent of them never married. Data show that men were less likely to marry. Indeed, the share of women who never married added up to 25 percent as of 2018.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Marital status of men in Nigeria in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124521/marital-status-of-men-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Marital status of men in Nigeria in 2018." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124521/marital-status-of-men-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. (2019). Marital status of men in Nigeria in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124521/marital-status-of-men-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Marital Status of Men in Nigeria in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124521/marital-status-of-men-in-nigeria/
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Marital status of men in Nigeria in 2018 [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124521/marital-status-of-men-in-nigeria/
