Niger People:
Population:
11,665,937 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 47.3% (male:2,811,539; female:2,704,498)
15-64 years: 50.6% (male:2,890,119; female:3,009,281)
65 years and over: 2.1% (male:130,953; female:119,547) (2005)
Median age:
total: 16.25 years
male: 15.8 years
female: 16.72 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.63% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
48.3 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
21.33 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.65 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 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: 1.1 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 121.69 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 125.93 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 117.33 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 42.13 years (2005 est.)
male: 42.46 years
female: 41.8 years
Total fertility rate:
6.75 children born/woman (2003 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 (2004)
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%
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)
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