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Nigeria: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49)

17.60percent · 2021+34.1% since 1999

Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1990 to 2021.

19902021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202117.6
201814.3
201711.795
201619.951
201316
201213.2
201118.272
200815.4
200714.588
200313.3
199913.125
199412
19907.5

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World Bank (2026). Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-contraceptive-prevalence-any-method-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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