Population 110,532,242 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 45% (male 24,871,855; female 24,661,134)
15-64 years: 52% (male 29,420,428; female 28,343,567)
65 years and over: 3% (male 1,627,452; female 1,607,806) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.96% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 42.24 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 12.95 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 70.74 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 53.55 years
male: 52.68 years
female: 54.45 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.09 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian

Ethnic groups Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, Ijaw

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

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

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Nigeria on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nigeria People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nigeria People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.