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Percentage of married women in a polygynous union in Nigeria in selected years between 1990 and 2018

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Release date

October 2019

Region

Africa, Nigeria

Survey time period

1990 to 2018

Number of respondents

29,090 respondents

Age group

15-49 years

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Women who report that their husband or partner has other wives are considered to be in a polygynous marriage."

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Married women in a polygynous union in Nigeria 1990-2018

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Oct 22, 2020
Between 1990 and 2018, the share of married women in Nigeria who were in a polygynous union decreased. In 1990, ** percent of women declared that their husband or partner had other wives, whereas almost 30 years later this share dropped by *** percentage points, reaching ** percent.
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