Population growth rate: 2.96% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 53.01 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 23.38 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 114.39 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 41.52 years male: 41.83 years female: 41.21 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.3 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Nigerien(s) 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