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POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

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general data of the country

 
General useful information
 
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
 
Nation and population
official name (short form): Niger
country code ISO: NE //; - FIPS: NG
location: West Africa
time zone: +1 UT
surface (land) area: 1186408, or: 1267000 sq.km = 458075, or: 489188 sq.mi
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 23° N / South: 12° N / East: 16° E / West: 0° E
borders (land): Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina faso, Mali
borders (coastline): none
climate: tropical arid
Government
independent since: 1960-08-03
type of government: republic
capital: Niamey
administrative division: département (7)
Population
population according to the latest census (1988): 7228,552
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 10075,511; or: 10832,000 /-; 2001: 11030,000
population density: 9 per sq.km = 23,5 per sq.mi
population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 23 years
birth rate: 55 per 1000
death rate: 25 per 1000
fertility rate: 7 children per female
maternal mortality: 420 per 100,000
infant mortality (1-4 years): 119 per 1000
life expectancy: 42 years (male: 42; female: 41)
age breakdown: 0-14 years: 48% //; - 15-59 years: 48% //; - 60+ years: 4%
urbanisation: 21% //; - urbanisation growth: 7%
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 31%
Ethnic composition, language, religion
ethnic groups: Hausa 53%; Djerma 15%; Fula 9%; Kanuri-Nanga 9%; Songhai 8%; Tuareg 3%; other 2%
languages: French (official); Hausa, Djerma
religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 89%; traditional beliefs 11%
Health
daily food intake: 1966 calories per capita
population with access to safe water: 53 - 59%
people per physician: 54444
people per hospital bed:
Education, literacy
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 23%
school enrolment: secondary education: 4%
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: < 1%
adult literacy: 13,6% (male: 20,9%; female: 6,6%) [later total figure found: 16%]
 
Economy and infrastructure
 
Economy and trade
currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes
annual inflation rate: 6%
population below poverty line: 63%
Gross Domestic Product: USD 850 per capita
GNI USD 180 per capita //; - [ppp: 740]
GDP growth: -1%
income: USD 300 per capita
import: USD 355 per capita //; - export: USD 312 per capita
trade: USD 87 per capita //; - or 40% of GDP
trade partners: FR US CI NI ES JP
human development index: 0,274 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 161
female labour force: 44%
unemployment: %
tourism: 0,05 million
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy
land use: arable land: 3% //; - grass land: 7% //; - wooded area: 2% //; - arid land and desert: ca 85%
agriculture: labour force: 85% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 38%
agricultural products: millet, beans, cowpeas, sorghum, cassava, onions, sugarcane, rice, peanuts, cotton
livestock (million): asses: 0,6 / camels: 0,4 / cattle: 2,2 / goats: 6,7 / horses: 0,08 / poultry: 20 / sheep: 4,4
fish catch: 11000 metric tonnes
industry: labour force: 3% //; - part of industry in GDP: 19%
industrial products: food processing and beverages, chemicals, construction materials, textiles
mining products: uranium, salt, tin, gypsum. coal, tungsten, iron, calcium
CO2 emission per capita: 0,1
services: labour force: 12% //; - part of services in GDP: 43%
energy use (kg per capita): 43
electricity use (per capita):
annual water use (per capita): 41
Traffic, communication
road network: 9863, or: 39970 km //; - of which paved: 8% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km (Trans-Sahara Highway 428 km)
vehicles: 5 per 1000
railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: -
navigable inland waterways: 300 km
ownership telephone: 1,5 - 2 per 1000
ownership radio receivers: 48 - 70 per 1000
ownership tv-sets: 3 - 27 per 1000
newspaper circulation: 1,3 per 1000
persons per post office: 134000
personal computers: 0,5 per 1000
 
Some physical landmarks
 
mountains: Mont Bagzane 2022 m, Adrar Tamgak 1988, Gréboun 1944
lowest point: ca 150 m near Gaya, at the southernmost tip where the river Niger leaves the country
lakes (natural): Lake Chad (its former northeastern tip is situated in the southeast of the country)
lakes (artificial reservoirs):
lakes (deepest): unknown
rivers: Niger
canals: none, or unknown
waterfalls: none, or unknown
caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest:
islands: none
deserts: Sahara
other natural features:
 
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
 
other important features:
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's
 
primary sources used for the general information:
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks
particulars concerning population data:
 

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