| People | Niger |
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Population:
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16,468,886 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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14 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 17% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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NIAMEY (capital) 1.004 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 49.6% (male 4,129,164/female 4,045,412)
15-64 years: 48% (male 3,944,586/female 3,964,249)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 170,741/female 214,734) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 15.2 years
male: 15 years
female: 15.4 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.643% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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50.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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14.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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820 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 112.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 117.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 107.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 53.4 years
male: 52.13 years
female: 54.7 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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7.6 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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6.1% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.019 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.31 beds/1,000 population (2005) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 48% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 61% of population
total: 52% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 34% of population
rural: 4% of population
total: 9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 66% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 91% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies
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 (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.8% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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61,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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4,300 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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39.9% (2006) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien |
Ethnic groups:
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Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% (2001 census) |
Religions:
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Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20% |
Languages:
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French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 5 years
male: 6 years
female: 5 years (2010) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.5% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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