Niger People 2007

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.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

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