Yobe Recorded Nigeria’s Highest Fertility Rate At 7.5 Births Per Woman

 Where you're born in Nigeria almost predicts how many siblings you'll have. 7.5 vs 2.9, same country, completely different realities.

Nigeria's fertility gap is wider than most people realize. Which factor do you think matters most?

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Yobe recorded Nigeria’s highest fertility rate at 7.5 births per woman (2024)

1. Yobe: 7.5 births

2. Jigawa: 6.9 births

3. Kebbi: 6.6 births

4. Borno: 6.5 births

5. Zamfara: 6.3 births

6. Bauchi: 6.2 births

7. Kano: 5.8 births

8. Katsina: 5.7 births

9. Kaduna: 5.6 births

10. Gombe: 5.5 births

11. Sokoto: 5.4 births

12. Adamawa: 5.3 births

13. Taraba: 5.2 births

14. Kogi: 4.9 births

15. Ebonyi: 4.7 births

16. Imo: 4.4 births

17. Niger: 4.4 births

18. Plateau: 4.4 births

19. Nasarawa: 4.3 births

20. Ogun: 4.1 births

21. Kwara: 4.0 births

22. Ekiti: 3.8 births

23. Bayelsa: 3.8 births

24. Abia: 3.7 births

25. Anambra: 3.7 births

26. Delta: 3.7 births

27. Enugu: 3.5 births

28. Benue: 3.5 births

29. Oyo: 3.3 births

30. Osun: 3.3 births

31. Edo: 3.3 births

32. Akwa Ibom: 3.3 births

33. FCT: 3.2 births

34. Lagos: 3.2 births

35. Ondo: 3.1 births

36. Cross River: 3.0 births

37. Rivers: 2.9 births

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