Population 9,388,859 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 48% (male 2,303,790; female 2,207,542)
15-64 years: 50% (male 2,272,535; female 2,381,033)
65 years and over: 2% (male 118,333; female 105,626) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.98% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 53.73 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 23.98 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years : 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 116 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 41.09 years
male: 41.44 years
female: 40.73 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 7.37 children born/woman (1997 est.)

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 4,000 French expatriates

Religions Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians

Languages French (official), Hausa, Djerma

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 13.6%
male: 20.9%
female: 6.6% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Niger on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Niger People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Niger People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.