People in Niger
Edit This
Population: 9 671 848 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 48% (male 2 374 482; female 2 277 176)
15-64 years: 50% (male 2 345 773; female 2 447 951)
65 years and over: 2% (male 119 644; female 106 822) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.96% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 53.01 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 23.38 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 114.39 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 41.52 years
male: 41.83 years
female: 41.21 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.3 children born/woman (1998 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.)
