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What is the rate of child marriages in Nigeria?

In 2018, the number of girls and women married in childhood in Nigeria stood at 22 million, according to the most recent data from UNICEF. The population of Nigeria stood at just under 196 million (195,874,685) which amounts to an incidence rate of 11,232 child brides per 100,000 people.

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