Population growth rate: 2.99% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 54.46 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 24.57 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
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
all ages: 1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 117.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 40.66 years male: 41.05 years female: 40.25 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.44 children born/woman (1996 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