As of 2018, about 37 percent of unmarried women in Nigeria used contraception. Specifically, some 28 percent of women used modern methods, which include pills, condoms, implants, and others. On the other hand, the share of married women who used contraception was considerably lower. However, contraceptive use among married women experienced an increase between 2017 and 2018.
Share of women using a contraceptive method in Nigeria in 2018, by method and marital status
* Include male and female sterilization, injectables, intrauterine devices (IUDs), contraceptive pills, implants, female and male condoms, the standard days method, the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), and emergency contraception.
** The share of unmarried women using IUDs is lower than 1.
The source does not specify the date of the survey.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Share of women using a contraceptive method in Nigeria in 2018, by method and marital status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124607/contraceptive-use-among-women-in-nigeria-by-marital-status/
The DHS Program. "Share of women using a contraceptive method in Nigeria in 2018, by method and marital status." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124607/contraceptive-use-among-women-in-nigeria-by-marital-status/
The DHS Program. (2019). Share of women using a contraceptive method in Nigeria in 2018, by method and marital status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124607/contraceptive-use-among-women-in-nigeria-by-marital-status/
The DHS Program. "Share of Women Using a Contraceptive Method in Nigeria in 2018, by Method and Marital Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124607/contraceptive-use-among-women-in-nigeria-by-marital-status/
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Share of women using a contraceptive method in Nigeria in 2018, by method and marital status [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124607/contraceptive-use-among-women-in-nigeria-by-marital-status/
