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• Population: 
101,232,251 (1997 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) (1997 est.) 
 
• Population growth rate: 
3.16% (1997 est.) 
 
• Birth rate: 
43.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Death rate: 
12.01 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Net migration rate: 
0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Infant mortality rate: 
72.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) 
 
• Life expectancy at birth: 
 
total population: 
55.98 years 
 
male: 
54.69 years 
 
female: 
57.3 years (1997 est.) 
 
• Total fertility rate: 
6.31 children born/woman (1997 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  
 
total population: 
51% 
 
male: 
62% 
 
female: 
40% 
 
• Labor force: 
42.844 million 
 
by occupation: 
agriculture 54%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 15% 
 
• Women in the Labor Force:

35% (1997) 
 
• Refugee Information:
 
From the United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR)