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People

Niger

Population:

11,360,538 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 47.5% (male 2,749,039; female 2,643,479)
15-64 years: 50.4% (male 2,799,125; female 2,925,133)
65 years and over: 2.1% (male 128,101; female 115,661) (2004 est.)

Median age:

total: 16.2 years
male: 15.7 years
female: 16.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.67% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:

48.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:

21.51 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 122.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 118.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 126.96 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 42.18 years
male: 42.38 years
female: 41.97 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.83 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.2% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

70,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

4,800 (2003 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien

Ethnic groups:

Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 1,200 French expatriates

Religions:

Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian

Languages:

French (official), Hausa, Djerma

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: 9.7% (2003 est.)

Source: CIA fact book

 

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