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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Niger

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population27.92M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$21.65B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$775.352025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth61.42024 · yearsInternet use15.6%2024 · % of populationForest area0.8%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
3.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Niger2025 · 3.2%
00.941.892.833.771960199320251961: 2.9%1962: 2.9%1963: 2.9%1964: 2.9%1965: 2.9%1966: 2.8%1967: 2.8%1968: 2.8%1969: 2.7%1970: 2.7%1971: 2.7%1972: 2.7%1973: 2.7%1974: 2.7%1975: 2.7%1976: 2.7%1977: 2.8%1978: 2.9%1979: 2.9%1980: 3%1981: 3%1982: 3%1983: 3%1984: 3%1985: 3%1986: 3%1987: 3%1988: 3%1989: 3%1990: 3.1%1991: 3.1%1992: 3.1%1993: 3.2%1994: 3.2%1995: 3.3%1996: 3.3%1997: 3.3%1998: 3.4%1999: 3.4%2000: 3.5%2001: 3.5%2002: 3.5%2003: 3.6%2004: 3.6%2005: 3.6%2006: 3.7%2007: 3.7%2008: 3.7%2009: 3.7%2010: 3.7%2011: 3.7%2012: 3.8%2013: 3.8%2014: 3.7%2015: 3.7%2016: 3.7%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.4%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.3%2022: 3.3%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.3%2025: 3.2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Niger in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Niamey
Country code
NER

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