|
|
|
       
| |
|
|
Nigeria:
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other pages in this profile of Nigeria:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
| |
Population |
Definition - World rank and map 138,283,240 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 151.8 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 29,378,127/female 28,953,864) 15-64 years: 54.7% (male 38,466,129/female 37,172,355) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,046,309/female 2,266,456) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.7 years male: 18.8 years female: 18.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.382% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 39.98 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.41 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 93.93 deaths/1,000 live births male: 100.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 86.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 47.81 years male: 47.15 years female: 48.5 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.41 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.4% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 3.6 million (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 310,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever water contact disease: leptospirosis and shistosomiasis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5% |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
Languages |
Definition English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68% male: 75.7% female: 60.6% (2003 est.) |
|
Copyright 2008 World Sites Atlas (sitesatlas.com) |