Support and services for older people in Nigeria
Index run VI-1.1 · data as of 2026-10-01
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Open, non-identifiable statistics about older persons in Nigeria. No sign-in needed. Small numbers are hidden to protect privacy.
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Registered older persons by state, sex and age band
Each download comes with a metadata file: definitions, source, methodology, suppression threshold (5) and time generated. Cite as: National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), 2026.
| state | sex | age_band | count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enugu | F | 60–69 | 162 |
| Enugu | F | 70–79 | 114 |
| Enugu | F | 80+ | 51 |
| Enugu | M | 60–69 | 138 |
| Enugu | M | 70–79 | 102 |
| Enugu | M | 80+ | 47 |
| Kano | F | 60–69 | 248 |
| Kano | F | 70–79 | 165 |
| Kano | F | 80+ | 65 |
| Kano | M | 60–69 | 219 |
| Kano | M | 70–79 | 155 |
| Kano | M | 80+ | 53 |
| Lagos | F | 60–69 | 234 |
| Lagos | F | 70–79 | 192 |
| Lagos | F | 80+ | 50 |
| Lagos | M | 60–69 | 190 |
| Lagos | M | 70–79 | 131 |
| Lagos | M | 80+ | 47 |
| Oyo | F | 60–69 | 232 |
| Oyo | F | 70–79 | 148 |
| Oyo | F | 80+ | 61 |
| Oyo | M | 60–69 | 204 |
| Oyo | M | 70–79 | 156 |
| Oyo | M | 80+ | 50 |