Rivers
State · capital Port Harcourt · South South zone
- Households with electricity
- 86.3%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 83.5%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 56.9%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 55.7%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 54 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 2.9 births per woman
- 2024
No published economy figures for Rivers yet.
56.9% 2024
18th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 10.5 points from 46.4% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Rivers
- 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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55.7% 2024
10th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 16.5 points from 39.2% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Rivers
- 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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12.3% 2024
37th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Down 4.5 points from 16.8% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Rivers
- 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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54 per 1,000 births 2024
27th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 31.6% from 79 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 37 per 1,000 births to 71 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Rivers
- 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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