Nigeria Demographics Profile 2013

Population

170,123,740 (July 2012 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Age structure

0-14 years: 43.9% (male 38,232,053/female 36,483,243)
15-24 years: 19.3% (male 16,757,436/female 16,018,589)
25-54 years: 30% (male 25,123,834/female 25,945,571)
55-64 years: 3.8% (male 2,981,187/female 3,520,154)
65 years and over: 3% (male 2,325,682/female 2,735,991) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 17.9 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 18.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

2.553% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

39.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

13.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 50% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Lagos 10.203 million; Kano 3.304 million; Ibadan 2.762 million; ABUJA (capital) 1.857 million; Kaduna 1.519 million (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 74.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 79.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 52.05 years
male: 48.95 years
female: 55.33 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.38 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.6% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3.3 million (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

220,000 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 36% of population
rural: 28% of population
total: 32% of population
unimproved:
urban: 67% of population
rural: 72% of population
total: 68% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis and shistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies
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 (2009)

Nationality

noun: Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian

Ethnic groups

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%

Religions

Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

Languages

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.3%
male: 72.1%
female: 50.4% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2005)

Education expenditures

NA

Maternal mortality rate

630 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

26.7% (2008)

Health expenditures

5.8% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.395 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital bed density

0.53 beds/1,000 population (2004)