Niger is a lower income country comes under sub Saharan African region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of income and region for the year 2006. Niger has a total surfaces area of 1.3 millions square kilometers as of the year 2004 with a forest area of 13,280.0 square kilometers in 2000.
Social Indicators:
As of the year 2004, the total population of the country was 13.5 millions with an annual percentage growth rate of 3.4. The following table shows the demographic and social indicators of the economy.
Social Indicators
2000
2003
2004
Population, total
11.8 million
13.1 million
13.5 million
Population growth (annual %)
3.4
3.4
3.4
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
43.6
44.5
44.7
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
8.0
7.8
7.7
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
159.0
..
151.8
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000)
270.0
..
258.8
Economic Indicators:
Mining and mineral products exports have made the country's economy stronger in the recent years. Important economic indicators of the country over the years are as follows:
