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Nigeria 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.)
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