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Other pages in this profile of Niger:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
12,894,865 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 46.9% (male 3,083,871/female 2,969,201) 15-64 years: 50.6% (male 3,354,783/female 3,174,039) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 155,430/female 157,541) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 16.5 years male: 16.5 years female: 16.4 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
2.898% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
50.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
20.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.057 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.987 male(s)/female total population: 1.047 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 116.83 deaths/1,000 live births male: 120.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 112.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 44.03 years male: 44.05 years female: 44 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
7.37 children born/woman (2007 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.) |
Major infectious diseases |
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007) |
Nationality |
noun: Nigerien(s) adjective: Nigerien |
Ethnic groups |
Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Touareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% (2001 census) |
Religions |
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20% |
Languages |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 28.7% male: 42.9% female: 15.1% (2005 est.) |
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