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People
15,878,271 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
62
0-14 years: 49.6% (male 3,840,379/female 3,758,674)
15-64 years: 48% (male 3,658,361/female 3,690,373)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 159,984/female 198,481) (2010 est.)
total: 15.2 years
male: 15 years
female: 15.4 years (2010 est.)
3.66% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
51.08 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
14.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
urban population: 16% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 114.5 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 3
male: 119.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 109.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 52.99 years
country comparison to the world: 204
male: 51.75 years
female: 54.26 years (2010 est.)
7.68 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
0.8% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
60,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
4,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
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 (2009)
noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien
Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.)
total: 5 years
male: 5 years
female: 4 years (2009)
3.7% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 124
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