Niger Demographics Profile 2008

Population

13,272,679 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 47% (male 3,174,834/female 3,057,003)
15-64 years: 50.6% (male 3,450,393/female 3,267,496)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 159,945/female 163,008) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 16.4 years
male: 16.5 years
female: 16.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

2.878% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

49.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

20.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 115.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 119.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 111.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 44.28 years
male: 44.3 years
female: 44.26 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

7.29 children born/woman (2008 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
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)

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

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.)