Bayelsa
State · capital Yenagoa · South South zone
- Households with electricity
- 64.1%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 82.6%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 46.1%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 63.4%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 73 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 3.8 births per woman
- 2024
No published economy figures for Bayelsa yet.
46.1% 2024
22nd highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 19.5 points from 26.6% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Bayelsa
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · RH_DELP_C_DHF · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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63.4% 2024
4th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 45.4 points from 18.0% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Bayelsa
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CH_VACC_C_BAS · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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27.6% 2024
21st highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Up 2.7 points from 24.9% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Bayelsa
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CN_NUTS_C_HA2 · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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73 per 1,000 births 2024
19th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Up 135.5% from 31 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 53 per 1,000 births to 94 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Bayelsa
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CM_ECMR_C_U5M · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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