The People of Nigeria
[Source of Information: CIA World Factbook and other websites]
Population: 101,232,251 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 45% (female 22,643,026; male 22,850,322)
- 15-64 years: 52% (female 25,842,286; male 26,978,906)
- 65 years and over: 3% (female 1,438,392; male 1,479,319) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.16% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 43.26 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 12.01 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 72.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 55.98 years
- male: 54.69 years
- female: 57.3 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.31 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality:
- noun: Nigerian(s)
- adjective: Nigerian
Ethnic divisions:
- north: Hausa and Fulani
- southwest: Yoruba
- southeast: Ibos; non-Africans 27,000
- note: Hausa and Fulani, Yoruba, and Ibos together make up 65% of population
Religions:
- Muslim 50%
- Christian 40%
- indigenous beliefs 10%
Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1982)
- total population: 51%
- male: 62%
- female: 40%
Labor force: 42.844 million
by occupation: agriculture 54%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 15%
