What is the population of Niger?
Population | 22,772,361 |
Population Growth Rate | 3.32% |
Urban Population | 17.8% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | NIAMEY (capital) 1.297 million |
Nationality Noun | Nigerien(s) |
Nationality 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 |
Languages Spoken | French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
What are the health conditions in Niger?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 13.9% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 13.07 |
Diseases - 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 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 42.1% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 47.7% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 98.7% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.3% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.8% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 3,400 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .31 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 83.17 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 92.64 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 87.98 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 590 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 18 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 2.4% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 61,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .02 |
Respiratory disease (s) | meningococcal meningitis |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 91% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 32.9% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 3.8% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 7.03 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 39.9% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | malaria and dengue fever |
Water contact disease (s) | schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Niger?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 54 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 55 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 53 Years |
Median Age | 15 Years |
Median Age - female | 15 Years |
Median Age - male | 14 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 47 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 13.07 |
Median Age | 15 Years |
Median Age - female | 15 Years |
Median Age - male | 14 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.6 |
Population Growth Rate | 3.32% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.02 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | .98 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | 1.01 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1.01 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | 1.03 |
What are the health conditions in Niger?
What is school like in Niger?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 4.2% |
Literacy - female | 9.7% |
Literacy - male | 25.8% |
Literacy - total population | 28.7% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 5 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 6 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 5 Years |
Can people in Niger read?
Literacy - female | 9.7% |
Literacy - male | 25.8% |
Literacy - total population | 28.7% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
Is Niger a safe place to visit?