Population: 8,971,605 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.36% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 54.95 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 21.32 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 111 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 44.61 years
male: 43.01 years
female: 46.26 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 7.35 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien

Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 28%
male: 40%
female: 17%
Labor force: 2.5 million wage earners (1982)
by occupation: agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%
note: 51% of population of working age (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Niger on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Niger People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Niger People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.