Yoruba is the most common mother tongue among household heads in the South-Western and North-Central states of Nigeria. In 2020, 74.3 percent of household heads in the North-Central zone used Yoruba as a mother tongue. In the South-West, this share reached 92 percent.
Share of heads of household with Yoruba as mother tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by zone
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NBS (Nigeria). (June 30, 2021). Share of heads of household with Yoruba as mother tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by zone [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268306/household-heads-with-yoruba-as-mother-tongue-in-nigeria-by-zone/
NBS (Nigeria). "Share of heads of household with Yoruba as mother tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by zone." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268306/household-heads-with-yoruba-as-mother-tongue-in-nigeria-by-zone/
NBS (Nigeria). (2021). Share of heads of household with Yoruba as mother tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by zone. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268306/household-heads-with-yoruba-as-mother-tongue-in-nigeria-by-zone/
NBS (Nigeria). "Share of Heads of Household with Yoruba as Mother Tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by Zone." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268306/household-heads-with-yoruba-as-mother-tongue-in-nigeria-by-zone/
NBS (Nigeria), Share of heads of household with Yoruba as mother tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by zone Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268306/household-heads-with-yoruba-as-mother-tongue-in-nigeria-by-zone/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of heads of household with Yoruba as mother tongue in Nigeria in 2020, by zone [Graph], NBS (Nigeria), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268306/household-heads-with-yoruba-as-mother-tongue-in-nigeria-by-zone/
