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Population:
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11,058,590 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 47.6% (male 2,686,169; female 2,581,785)
15-64 years: 50.2% (male 2,710,554; female 2,842,319)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male 125,505; female 112,258) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.1 years
male: 15.6 years
female: 16.6 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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2.71% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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49.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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21.71 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 123.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 119.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 127.99 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 42.21 years
male: 42.29 years
female: 42.12 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.91 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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4% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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6,000 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien
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Ethnic groups:
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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
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Religions:
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Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
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Languages:
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French (official), Hausa, Djerma
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Literacy:
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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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