Benue
State · capital Makurdi · North Central zone
- Households with electricity
- 37.8%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 63.0%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 59.0%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 25.4%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 53 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 3.5 births per woman
- 2024
No published economy figures for Benue yet.
59.0% 2024
16th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Down 11.6 points from 70.6% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Benue
- North Central 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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25.4% 2024
32nd highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Down 2.0 points from 27.4% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Benue
- North Central 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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25.3% 2024
22nd highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Up 4.5 points from 20.8% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Benue
- North Central 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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53 per 1,000 births 2024
28th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 10.2% from 59 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 36 per 1,000 births to 70 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Benue
- North Central 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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