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| Population: |
10,355,156 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.72% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
50.68 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
22.71 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
123.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
41.59 years
male:
41.74 years
female:
41.44 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
7.08 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.35% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
64,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
6,500 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Nigerien(s)
adjective:
Nigerien
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| 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
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| Religions: |
Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians
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| Languages: |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
13.6%
male:
20.9%
female:
6.6% (1995 est.)
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