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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & Zimbabwe

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STAT Nigeria Zimbabwe HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 14.1%
Ranked 19th.
58.5%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 14.1%
Ranked 19th.
58.5%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Contraception use among married women > Condom 1.8%
Ranked 13th.
3.1%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Nigeria

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 1.8%
Ranked 13th.
3.1%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Nigeria

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Zimbabwe
16
Ranked 12th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 5th. The same as Zimbabwe
18
Ranked 10th.
Marriageable age > Notes Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ). The Marriages Act [Chapter 5:11]. Under this legislation, a man may marry at the minimum age of 18 while a woman may marry at the minimum age of 16.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 96th. The same as Zimbabwe
18
Ranked 82nd.
Orphans 10.8 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
1.3 million
Ranked 9th.
Orphans per thousand people 65.78
Ranked 12th.
97.31
Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Nigeria
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.9
Ranked 7th.
1.1
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Nigeria
Teen marriage rate > Women 29.3
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Zimbabwe
25.9
Ranked 3rd.
Women denied family planning 18.9%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Zimbabwe
14.6%
Ranked 12th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 21.4 years
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
21.1 years
Ranked 15th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 27.2 years
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Zimbabwe
25.7 years
Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 8.6%
Ranked 21st.
57.3%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Nigeria

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 108th. The same as Zimbabwe
18
Ranked 92nd.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 8.6%
Ranked 21st.
57.3%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Nigeria

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Marriageable age (Africa); Wikipedia: Marriageable age (South America); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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