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Niger

Population

29,094,327

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
53rd
Share of world
0.35%
Annual change
+897,0473.30%

Population of Niger

050M100M150M200M202629.1M2050 projection52.5M↑ 80% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 29,094,327. 2050 projection: 52,513,876.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Niger. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202628,814,8783.30%53
202527,917,8313.32%54
202023,717,6133.36%56
201922,947,7573.42%57
201822,188,0693.51%58
201721,435,4463.62%58
201519,939,4983.80%58
201016,548,8353.77%63
200513,756,1923.63%65
200011,509,6303.45%69

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Population by City

Niamey is home to 1,523,856 people, 5.29% of Niger's population.

City population1M600K200K
Niamey 1.5MMaradi 538.2KZinder 355.4KTahoua 216.7KAgadez 174.8KBirni N'Konni 98.2KArlit (incl. Akokan) 93.2KDosso 85.7KGaya 82.8KDiffa 78.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Niamey1.5M5.29%
2Maradi538.2K1.87%
3Zinder355.4K1.23%
4Tahoua216.7K0.75%
5Agadez174.8K0.61%
6Birni N'Konni98.2K0.34%
7Arlit (incl. Akokan)93.2K0.32%
8Dosso85.7K0.30%
9Gaya82.8K0.29%
10Diffa78.9K0.27%

Niger by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Niger is home to an estimated 29,094,327 people, the 53rd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Niger has a net population change of approximately 2,473 people per day, driven by 3,168 births, 666 deaths, and net emigration of 29 people.
Share of world
Niger makes up 0.35% of the world's population and 1.82% of Africa's.
Density
22.7 people per km² of land (58.9 per mi²), ranking 197th among countries and territories.
Urban living
18.37% of people live in urban areas.

Niger Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 0100+ years, female: 195–99 years, male: 3395–99 years, female: 7790–94 years, male: 69690–94 years, female: 1,31985–89 years, male: 5,72785–89 years, female: 9,27380–84 years, male: 22,39180–84 years, female: 33,60775–79 years, male: 56,60775–79 years, female: 68,42470–74 years, male: 107,75270–74 years, female: 117,43665–69 years, male: 164,92765–69 years, female: 173,01260–64 years, male: 226,49560–64 years, female: 229,86955–59 years, male: 288,11855–59 years, female: 285,41850–54 years, male: 361,67450–54 years, female: 350,24745–49 years, male: 458,08245–49 years, female: 436,13740–44 years, male: 558,99040–44 years, female: 532,43535–39 years, male: 676,21835–39 years, female: 646,86030–34 years, male: 852,29330–34 years, female: 817,40225–29 years, male: 1,093,43025–29 years, female: 1,051,40120–24 years, male: 1,369,16220–24 years, female: 1,319,10215–19 years, male: 1,675,45915–19 years, female: 1,615,46310–14 years, male: 1,963,32210–14 years, female: 1,896,3745–9 years, male: 2,195,9825–9 years, female: 2,125,4600–4 years, male: 2,552,6730–4 years, female: 2,475,532100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

16.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

61.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.77%

Female

49.23%

Life expectancy 60.9Life expectancy 62.9

Ethnicity

53.1%

Hausa

  • Hausa53.1%
  • Zarma/Songhai21.2%
  • Tuareg11%
  • Fulani (Peuhl)6.5%
  • Kanuri5.9%
  • Other/unavailable0.9%
  • Gurma0.8%
  • Arab0.4%
  • Tubu0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2006 est.

Religion

99.3%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim99.3%
  • Christian0.3%
  • animist0.2%
  • None0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2012 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Niger United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Institut National de la Statistique
  5. OIC Statistics Database (OICStat)