Nigeria: power supply daily availability by age 2023

In a study conducted in Nigeria in 2023, only one percent of respondents between 18 and 35 years old reported having, on average, 24 hours of electricity supply every day. Furthermore, on average, most of the respondents among all age groups disclosed having between one and nine hours of electricity per day. For individuals over 61 years, only two percent disclosed to having any light at all daily.

Hours of cumulative power supply daily available in Nigeria in 2023, by age group

Characteristic	18-35 years	36-60 years	61 years and above
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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

May 1 to 5, 2023

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

interviews were conducted in 5 languages: Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Pidgin English, and English

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "On the average, how many hours of cumulative power supply do you have in a day?"

The source adds that the sample is randomly selected and consists of Nigerians who own a phone.

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