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Niger: People
Population:
 11,665,937 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 47.3% (male 2,811,539/female 2,704,498)
15-64 years: 50.6% (male 2,890,119/female 3,009,281)
65 years and over: 2.1% (male 130,953/female 119,547) (2005 est.)
Median age:
 total: 16.25 years
male: 15.8 years
female: 16.72 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
 2.63% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
 48.3 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
 21.33 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
 -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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 (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
 total: 121.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 125.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 117.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 42.13 years
male: 42.46 years
female: 41.8 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
 6.75 children born/woman (2005 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 (2004)
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 Christian
Languages:
 French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Literacy:
 definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: 9.7% (2003 est.)

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    • The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)