*Includes children with one dead parent and an unknown survival status of the other parent.
**Foster children are those under age 18 living in households with neither their mother nor their father present, and the mother and/or the father are alive.
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Households with orphans and foster children in Nigeria 2018
About 13.2 percent of households in Nigeria had, as of 2018, children being raised with neither their mother nor their father present. In addition, 7.3 percent of all households had children with one dead parent and an unknown survival status of the other parent.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Share of households with orphans and foster children under age 18 in Nigeria as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1124446/households-with-orphans-and-foster-children-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Share of households with orphans and foster children under age 18 in Nigeria as of 2018." Chart. October 31, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1124446/households-with-orphans-and-foster-children-in-nigeria/
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