Child marriage in Nigeria 2021-2020, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 12, 2022
Between 2014 and 2020, 16 percent of women in Nigeria were married before age 15, whereas 43 percent were before age 18. The share of men married before 18 years old was three percent.

Child marriage in Nigeria between 2014 and 2020, by gender

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October 2021

Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

2014 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Percentage of women 20–24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 15 years old; percentage of women 20–24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 18 years old; percentage of men 20–24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 18 years old.

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