Taraba
State · capital Jalingo · North East zone
- Households with electricity
- 23.1%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 34.5%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 33.0%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 26.0%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 126 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 5.2 births per woman
- 2024
No published economy figures for Taraba yet.
33.0% 2024
27th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 1.6 points from 31.4% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Taraba
- North East 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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26.0% 2024
31st highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 1.9 points from 24.1% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Taraba
- North East 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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45.6% 2024
11th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Up 3.7 points from 41.9% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Taraba
- North East 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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126 per 1,000 births 2024
8th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 2.3% from 129 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 83 per 1,000 births to 169 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Taraba
- North East 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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