Niger
Population 2026
28,814,878
Overview
- Yearly change
- +3.21%
- Density
- 23 per km²
- Land area
- 1,266,700 km²
- Capital
- Niamey
- Currency
- Franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- FR-NE, HA, KR, DJE
- Urban population
- 18.4%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 1,157,0212026
- Deaths
- 243,2002026
- Birth rate
- 41.4per 1,000
- Death rate
- 8.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 5.94
- Life expectancy
- 61.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 15.7
- Net migration
- -7,704
Age distribution
- 0–1446.2%
- 15–6451.2%
- 65+2.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $21.6B
- GDP per capita
- $775
- GDP growth
- +7.0%
- Inflation
- -4.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.4%
- Exports
- $3.4B
- Imports
- $3.9B
- Tourism receipts
- 9.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture47.6%
- Industry18.7%
- Manufacturing7.0%
- Services31.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture73.0%
- Industry9.3%
- Services17.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NiameyNiamey | 1,323,6912024 |
| 2 | MaradiMaradi Region | 361,7022026 |
| 3 | ZinderZinder Region | 318,8742026 |
| 4 | TahouaTahoua Region | 159,4682026 |
| 5 | AgadezAgadez | 149,5492026 |
| 6 | ArlitAgadez | 106,4482024 |
| 7 | AlaghsasAgadez | 88,5612012 |
| 8 | Birni N KonniTahoua Region | 85,4942024 |
| 9 | DossoDosso Region | 79,4062026 |
| 10 | GayaDosso Region | 61,5332024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28,814,878 | 1.2M | 243K |
| 2020 | 23,717,615 | 1.0M | 226K |
| 2010 | 16,548,833 | 817K | 192K |
| 2000 | 11,509,634 | 615K | 204K |
| 1990 | 8,286,066 | 457K | 200K |
| 1980 | 6,135,968 | 347K | 158K |
| 1970 | 4,650,272 | 258K | 130K |
| 1960 | 3,505,056 | 202K | 96.9K |
| 1950 | 2,597,818 | 152K | 72.1K |