Short facts about people of Niger

Population:

10,355,156 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  47.97% (male 2,528,484; female 2,439,051) 15-64 years:  49.75% (male 2,518,400; female 2,633,677) 65 years and over:  2.28% (male 123,589; female 111,955) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.72% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

50.68 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

22.71 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

123.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  41.59 years male:  41.74 years female:  41.44 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

7.08 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.35% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

64,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

6,500 (1999 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 Christians

Languages:

French (official), Hausa, Djerma

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  13.6% male:  20.9% female:  6.6% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook