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   Nigeria People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

42.2% (male 28,726,380/female 28,301,729) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

54.7% (male 37,543,678/female 36,277,038) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.1% (male 1,987,521/female 2,194,818) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

18.7 years 

Median Age - male:

18.8 years  

Median Age - female:

18.6 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

2.379% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

40.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

16.68 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.015 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.035 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.906 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.022 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

47.44 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

46.83 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

48.07 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne disease: malaria 

Nationality:

Nigerian(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5% 

Religions:

Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% 

Languages:

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani