Sokoto
State · capital Sokoto · North West zone
- Households with electricity
- 21.8%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 16.4%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 12.5%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 8.4%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 109 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 5.4 births per woman
- 2024
No published economy figures for Sokoto yet.
12.5% 2024
36th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 3.1 points from 9.4% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Sokoto
- North West 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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8.4% 2024
37th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 3.8 points from 4.6% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Sokoto
- North West 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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42.8% 2024
13th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Down 12.0 points from 54.8% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Sokoto
- North West 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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109 per 1,000 births 2024
11th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 44.7% from 197 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 82 per 1,000 births to 137 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Sokoto
- North West 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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