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

14.90percent · 2021+100.2% since 1999

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1990 to 2021.

19902021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202114.9
201810.5
20179.526
201615.124
201311.1
201210.763
201112.536
200810.5
200711.089
20038.9
19997.442
19949.7
19903.8

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

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