Population growth rate: 3.4% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 54.8 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 20.8 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 109.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 45.07 years male: 43.42 years female: 46.77 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.35 children born/woman (1995 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