Area Database (v4.4)

Gender
Mean age at first birth of women aged 20-50
Subnational regions
Nigeria
All years

Mean age at first birth of women aged 20-50

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Nigeria (Africa)  
Total 19.4 19.3 19.2 19.1 19.0 18.8 18.7 18.6 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.3 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 20.2 20.5 20.8 21.1 21.4
Abia 20.9 21.0 21.1 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.8 21.8 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.1 22.2 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.4 22.7 23.0 23.3 23.6 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9
Abuja FCT 19.6 19.3 19.0 18.7 18.4 18.2 17.9 17.6 18.3 19.0 19.7 20.5 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.3 21.4 21.4 21.3 21.1 21.0 20.8 20.7 21.1 21.4 21.8 22.2 22.6
Adamawa 17.4 17.6 17.7 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.3 18.5 18.6 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.7 19.0 19.2 19.4 19.7 19.8 19.9 20.1 20.2 20.4
Akwa Ibom 20.2 19.9 19.7 19.4 19.1 18.9 18.6 18.3 18.7 19.1 19.5 19.9 20.2 20.1 20.0 19.8 19.7 19.5 19.8 20.0 20.2 20.4 20.7 20.9 21.1 21.3 21.5 21.7
Anambra 20.0 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.5 20.8 21.1 21.5 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.4 22.6 23.0 23.3 23.7 24.1 24.5
Bauchi 18.5 18.3 18.2 18.0 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.8 18.1 18.3 18.5 18.8
Bayelsa 18.9 18.9 18.8 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.8 19.1 19.4 19.6 19.9 20.2 19.9 19.6 19.3 19.0 18.6
Benue 19.6 19.4 19.2 19.0 18.8 18.7 18.5 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.6 18.9 19.1 19.4 19.6 20.0 20.4 20.8 21.2 21.6
Borno 18.7 18.5 18.3 18.1 17.9 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.7 18.0 18.3 18.6 18.9 19.2 19.1 19.0 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.5 18.4 18.3
Cross River 17.3 17.6 17.8 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.7 18.9 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.6 19.8 20.0 20.2 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.5 20.7 20.8
Delta 20.0 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.5 20.7 20.9 21.1 21.4 21.6 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.2 22.4
Ebonyi 20.2 20.1 19.9 19.8 19.7 19.6 19.4 19.3 19.5 19.6 19.8 20.0 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.9 21.1 22.1 23.2 24.3 25.3 26.4
Edo 20.3 20.1 19.8 19.5 19.3 19.0 18.8 18.5 19.0 19.4 19.8 20.3 20.7 20.8 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.3 22.6 22.8 23.1 23.4
Ekiti 21.0 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.1 21.3 21.5 21.5 21.6 21.6 21.7 21.7 21.6 21.5 21.4 21.3 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.7 21.8 22.0
Enugu 18.5 18.7 18.9 19.2 19.4 19.6 19.9 20.1 20.3 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.3 21.2 21.2 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.4 21.5 21.7 21.8 22.5 23.2 23.9 24.6 25.3
Gombe 19.8 19.5 19.3 19.0 18.7 18.5 18.2 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.0 18.0 17.9 17.9 18.4 18.9 19.4 20.0 20.5
Imo 22.0 22.0 21.9 21.9 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.7 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.4 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.6 22.6 22.8 23.1 23.3 23.6 23.8 24.1 24.4 24.7 24.9 25.2
Jigawa 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.0 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.1 18.3 18.6 18.8 19.1
Kaduna 17.5 17.6 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.9 19.2 19.5 19.8 20.1
Kano 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.3 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.7 18.8
Katsina 18.2 18.0 17.9 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.7 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.6 17.9 18.1 18.4 18.7
Kebbi 18.3 18.1 17.9 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.2 17.5 17.7 17.9 18.2 18.1 18.0 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.9 18.3 18.7 19.1 19.5
Kogi 19.1 19.0 18.9 18.8 18.6 18.5 18.4 18.3 18.5 18.8 19.0 19.2 19.4 19.6 19.7 19.9 20.1 20.2 20.1 20.0 19.9 19.8 19.7 20.2 20.7 21.2 21.6 22.1
Kwara 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.4 20.3 20.1 19.9 19.8 20.1 20.5 20.9 21.2 21.6 21.4 21.3 21.1 21.0 20.8 21.2 21.5 21.8 22.2 22.5
Lagos 20.7 20.9 21.0 21.2 21.3 21.5 21.6 21.8 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.4 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.0 23.1 23.1 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.7 24.2 24.6 25.1 25.5
Nassarawa 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.5 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.2 18.4 18.7 18.9 19.2 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 20.0 19.9 19.9 19.8 19.8 19.7 20.1 20.4 20.7 21.1 21.4
Niger 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.0 19.0 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.8 18.9 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.1 19.0 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5 21.1 21.6
Ogun 19.6 19.8 19.9 20.1 20.3 20.5 20.7 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.7 21.0 21.2 21.5 21.8 22.0 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.2 22.2
Ondo 21.0 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.4 21.3 21.2 21.2 21.1 21.4 21.7 22.0 22.3 22.7
Osun 19.8 20.0 20.3 20.6 20.8 21.1 21.3 21.6 21.6 21.5 21.5 21.4 21.4 21.6 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.3 22.2 22.0 21.9 21.7 21.6 21.9 22.1 22.4 22.7 22.9
Oyo 19.6 19.8 19.9 20.1 20.3 20.4 20.6 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.6 20.8 21.1 21.3 21.6 21.8 22.1 22.5 22.8 23.1 23.5
Plateau 17.4 17.8 18.1 18.4 18.8 19.1 19.4 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.6 19.6 19.8 20.1 20.3 20.5 20.8 20.6 20.5 20.3 20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.1
Rivers 19.4 19.4 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.7 19.7 19.8 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.4 20.7 20.9 21.2 21.3 21.5 21.6 21.8 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4
Sokoto 18.4 18.3 18.2 18.1 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.7 17.8 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.9 19.1
Taraba 19.3 19.0 18.7 18.4 18.1 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.5 17.8 18.2 18.6 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.6 18.5 18.4 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.7 19.0 19.2 19.5 19.7 20.0
Yobe 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.9 18.1 18.3 18.5 18.7 18.5 18.3 18.2 18.0 17.8 18.7 19.6 20.4 21.3 22.2
Zamfora 18.4 18.3 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.6 17.8 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.3 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 18.0 18.4 18.7 19.1 19.5
Lighter numbers are estimates