Population Stats Page:

 Population:

149,229,090 people

Ethnic groups:
Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%.

Languages:
English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani.

Growth rate:
1.999%
country comparison to world: 61


Infant mortality:
94.35 deaths out of 1,000 live births

Death rate:
16.56 deaths/ 1,000 population

Life expectancy:
male: 46.16 years
female: 47.76 years

Literacy rate:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6%

Age structure:
0 - 14 years: 41.5%
15 - 64 years: 55.5%
65 and over: 3.1%


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