Nigeria

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 173,620,000
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 152 out of 187
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 3.2%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 19%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 49%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, UNAIDS, DHS 2013
Highlighted Documents
Nigeria Country Brief on Children's Living Arrangements
Snapshot of Children's Living Arrangements

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National-Level Care Networks and Initiatives
Situational Analysis
Relevant Social and Demographic Data
FHI 360’s ASPIRES: Technical Advisor I, Child Protection, Care and Wellbeing through Economic Strengthening
ASPIRES,

The Technical Advisor will take a leading role in the design and assessment of the two field projects, as well as in carrying out desk-based and field research to develop guidance on household-targeted economic strengthening.

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