Niger Population

Population now

27,878,423

World: 54th
Africa: 18th

Male:	14,035,621	(50.35 %)
Female:	13,842,802	(49.65 %)

Births in 2024:	981,581
Deaths in 2024:	159,285

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	62.90 years
Female:	65.43 years
Total:	64.13 years
Median Age:	14.46 years

Birth Rate:	43.63
Death Rate:	7.08
Growth Rate:	5.16 %
Fertility Rate:	6.37

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Niger Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	3M	2M	2M	0.89	1.01%	58.12	28.89	7.45	35.05	34.56	35.47	14.76	5.79%	2.67
1961	3M	2M	2M	0.9	1.01%	58.19	28.88	7.47	35.14	34.65	35.56	14.70	5.90%	2.75
1962	4M	2M	2M	0.9	1.02%	58.23	28.88	7.49	35.22	34.74	35.65	14.64	6.00%	2.83
1963	4M	2M	2M	0.91	1.02%	58.21	28.87	7.51	35.30	34.81	35.72	14.60	6.26%	2.92
1964	4M	2M	2M	0.91	1.02%	58.15	28.85	7.52	35.37	34.88	35.80	14.59	6.53%	3.00
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.92	1.01%	58.04	28.83	7.53	35.44	34.95	35.87	14.61	6.81%	3.09
1966	4M	2M	2M	0.92	1.01%	57.87	28.79	7.54	35.50	35.02	35.94	14.50	7.10%	3.18
1967	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.01%	57.66	28.73	7.54	35.57	35.08	36.01	14.46	7.49%	3.27
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.00%	57.43	28.66	7.55	35.66	35.16	36.11	14.46	7.91%	3.37
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.00%	57.19	28.56	7.56	35.76	35.25	36.22	14.50	8.34%	3.46
1970	5M	2M	2M	0.94	1.00%	56.95	28.44	7.57	35.88	35.36	36.36	14.57	8.79%	3.56
1971	5M	2M	2M	0.94	1.00%	56.73	28.30	7.58	36.03	35.49	36.52	14.54	9.27%	3.66
1972	5M	2M	2M	0.94	1.01%	56.55	28.15	7.60	36.20	35.64	36.71	14.55	9.77%	3.76
1973	5M	2M	3M	0.95	1.02%	56.41	27.97	7.62	36.40	35.83	36.93	14.59	10.30%	3.87
1974	5M	2M	3M	0.95	1.03%	56.32	27.78	7.64	36.63	36.04	37.17	14.65	10.85%	3.98
1975	5M	3M	3M	0.95	1.04%	56.27	27.56	7.67	36.91	36.30	37.46	14.73	11.42%	4.09
1976	5M	3M	3M	0.96	1.06%	56.29	27.32	7.70	37.23	36.62	37.79	14.78	12.02%	4.21
1977	5M	3M	3M	0.96	1.08%	56.35	27.04	7.74	37.60	36.98	38.17	14.83	12.65%	4.33
1978	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.11%	56.44	26.73	7.78	38.02	37.40	38.60	14.87	13.03%	4.46
1979	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.14%	56.54	26.39	7.81	38.48	37.86	39.07	14.91	13.23%	4.59
1980	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.17%	56.63	26.05	7.84	38.96	38.34	39.56	14.96	13.44%	4.73
1981	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.20%	56.68	25.72	7.87	39.45	38.83	40.05	14.79	13.66%	4.86
1982	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.23%	56.69	25.41	7.88	39.93	39.30	40.54	14.71	13.87%	5.01
1983	7M	3M	3M	0.96	1.25%	56.63	25.13	7.89	40.39	39.76	41.00	14.68	14.09%	5.15
1984	7M	3M	3M	0.96	1.27%	56.52	24.87	7.88	40.82	40.19	41.44	14.68	14.31%	5.30
1985	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.29%	56.37	24.62	7.87	41.24	40.60	41.87	14.71	14.54%	5.46
1986	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.31%	56.18	24.37	7.85	41.65	41.00	42.29	14.70	14.76%	5.62
1987	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.32%	55.98	24.09	7.82	42.08	41.41	42.73	14.72	14.99%	5.78
1988	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.35%	55.80	23.77	7.80	42.53	41.85	43.19	14.75	15.21%	5.96
1989	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.38%	55.63	23.40	7.79	43.01	42.32	43.69	14.78	15.29%	6.14
1990	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.42%	55.49	22.97	7.77	43.54	42.84	44.22	14.82	15.37%	6.34
1991	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.46%	55.35	22.49	7.76	44.10	43.39	44.79	14.79	15.45%	6.54
1992	9M	4M	4M	0.96	1.52%	55.22	21.95	7.75	44.70	44.00	45.39	14.80	15.53%	6.76
1993	9M	4M	5M	0.96	1.57%	55.07	21.39	7.74	45.33	44.63	46.01	14.83	15.61%	6.99
1994	9M	5M	5M	0.97	1.64%	54.91	20.80	7.73	45.98	45.29	46.65	14.89	15.69%	7.24
1995	9M	5M	5M	0.97	1.71%	54.73	20.19	7.73	46.64	45.97	47.30	14.95	15.77%	7.49
1996	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.78%	54.53	19.58	7.72	47.31	46.65	47.96	14.92	15.86%	7.76
1997	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.86%	54.31	18.98	7.71	47.97	47.32	48.61	14.90	15.94%	8.03
1998	11M	5M	5M	0.98	1.94%	54.08	18.38	7.70	48.63	47.99	49.27	14.89	16.02%	8.32
1999	11M	5M	6M	0.98	2.02%	53.82	17.80	7.69	49.28	48.64	49.93	14.88	16.10%	8.63
2000	11M	6M	6M	0.98	2.11%	53.54	17.23	7.68	49.93	49.28	50.59	14.86	16.19%	8.94
2001	12M	6M	6M	0.98	2.19%	53.24	16.67	7.67	50.58	49.92	51.26	14.73	16.26%	9.27
2002	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.29%	52.92	16.09	7.66	51.26	50.57	51.96	14.64	16.26%	9.62
2003	13M	6M	6M	0.99	2.39%	52.57	15.50	7.65	51.95	51.24	52.68	14.56	16.25%	9.98
2004	13M	7M	7M	0.99	2.50%	52.20	14.90	7.63	52.67	51.93	53.43	14.48	16.25%	10.36
2005	14M	7M	7M	0.99	2.62%	51.82	14.30	7.61	53.41	52.64	54.21	14.41	16.24%	10.75
2006	14M	7M	7M	0.99	2.76%	51.43	13.68	7.59	54.18	53.38	55.02	14.26	16.24%	11.16
2007	15M	7M	7M	0.99	2.90%	51.03	13.07	7.57	54.97	54.13	55.85	14.15	16.23%	11.59
2008	15M	8M	8M	1	3.06%	50.63	12.48	7.54	55.76	54.88	56.69	14.07	16.23%	12.04
2009	16M	8M	8M	1	3.22%	50.22	11.90	7.51	56.56	55.63	57.53	14.01	16.23%	12.50
2010	16M	8M	8M	1	3.39%	49.80	11.35	7.47	57.33	56.36	58.35	13.99	16.22%	12.99
2011	17M	9M	9M	1	3.55%	49.37	10.84	7.43	58.08	57.07	59.14	13.93	16.22%	13.51
2012	18M	9M	9M	1	3.72%	48.93	10.36	7.38	58.79	57.75	59.89	13.91	16.21%	14.05
2013	19M	9M	9M	1	3.89%	48.47	9.92	7.31	59.46	58.39	60.58	13.90	16.21%	14.60
2014	19M	10M	10M	1	4.05%	47.99	9.51	7.25	60.07	58.99	61.21	13.91	16.22%	15.19
2015	20M	10M	10M	1.01	4.19%	47.50	9.15	7.17	60.63	59.54	61.79	13.94	16.25%	15.79
2016	21M	10M	10M	1.01	4.33%	47.02	8.82	7.09	61.14	60.03	62.31	13.94	16.29%	16.41
2017	22M	11M	11M	1.01	4.46%	46.54	8.53	7.00	61.60	60.49	62.78	13.97	16.35%	17.05
2018	22M	11M	11M	1.01	4.57%	46.08	8.27	6.91	62.02	60.90	63.21	14.01	16.43%	17.71
2019	23M	12M	12M	1.01	4.68%	45.64	8.03	6.82	62.42	61.28	63.62	14.07	16.52%	18.40
2020	24M	12M	12M	1.01	4.78%	45.21	7.82	6.74	62.79	61.64	64.01	14.15	16.63%	19.11
2021	25M	13M	12M	1.01	4.78%	45.21	7.82	6.74	62.79	61.64	64.01	14.21	16.75%	19.83
2022	26M	13M	13M	1.01	4.78%	45.21	7.82	6.74	62.79	61.64	64.01	14.28	16.89%	20.59
2023	27M	14M	13M	1.01	5.06%	44.02	7.27	6.46	63.80	62.58	65.08	14.37	17.05%	21.36
2024	28M	14M	14M	1.01	5.16%	43.63	7.08	6.37	64.13	62.90	65.43	14.46	17.23%	22.16

Niger Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	29M	15M	14M	1.01	5.27%	43.23	6.90	6.28	64.47	63.21	65.79	14.57	17.43%	22.99
2026	30M	15M	15M	1.02	5.35%	42.82	6.74	6.18	64.78	63.49	66.11	14.66	17.64%	23.84
2027	31M	16M	16M	1.02	5.45%	42.42	6.58	6.09	65.08	63.78	66.43	14.76	17.88%	24.72
2028	32M	16M	16M	1.02	5.53%	42.01	6.43	5.99	65.39	64.06	66.76	14.87	18.13%	25.62
2029	34M	17M	17M	1.02	5.64%	41.61	6.27	5.90	65.69	64.35	67.08	14.99	18.40%	26.55
2030	35M	18M	17M	1.02	5.74%	41.20	6.11	5.80	66.00	64.63	67.40	15.11	18.70%	27.50
2031	36M	18M	18M	1.02	5.82%	40.76	5.98	5.71	66.26	64.87	67.68	15.21	19.01%	28.48
2032	37M	19M	19M	1.02	5.88%	40.32	5.86	5.62	66.52	65.11	67.96	15.32	19.35%	29.49
2033	39M	20M	19M	1.02	5.96%	39.87	5.73	5.52	66.79	65.35	68.25	15.44	19.71%	30.53
2034	40M	20M	20M	1.02	6.03%	39.43	5.61	5.43	67.05	65.59	68.53	15.57	20.09%	31.59
2035	41M	21M	21M	1.02	6.11%	38.99	5.48	5.34	67.31	65.83	68.81	15.71	20.49%	32.67
2036	43M	22M	21M	1.02	6.16%	38.52	5.38	5.25	67.53	66.03	69.05	15.82	20.92%	33.78
2037	44M	22M	22M	1.02	6.19%	38.05	5.29	5.17	67.75	66.23	69.29	15.95	21.38%	34.92
2038	46M	23M	23M	1.02	6.24%	37.58	5.19	5.08	67.98	66.43	69.53	16.09	21.85%	36.08
2039	47M	24M	23M	1.02	6.28%	37.11	5.10	5.00	68.20	66.63	69.77	16.24	22.36%	37.26
2040	49M	25M	24M	1.02	6.33%	36.64	5.00	4.91	68.42	66.83	70.01	16.39	22.87%	38.47
2041	50M	25M	25M	1.02	6.34%	36.17	4.93	4.83	68.61	67.00	70.23	16.53	23.39%	39.71
2042	52M	26M	26M	1.02	6.34%	35.69	4.86	4.75	68.81	67.18	70.44	16.68	23.92%	40.96
2043	54M	27M	26M	1.02	6.35%	35.22	4.79	4.67	69.00	67.35	70.66	16.83	24.45%	42.24
2044	55M	28M	27M	1.02	6.36%	34.74	4.72	4.59	69.20	67.53	70.87	17.00	25.00%	43.54
2045	57M	29M	28M	1.02	6.37%	34.27	4.65	4.51	69.39	67.70	71.09	17.17	25.55%	44.86
2046	59M	30M	29M	1.02	6.34%	33.82	4.61	4.44	69.56	67.85	71.28	17.33	26.11%	46.20
2047	60M	30M	30M	1.02	6.32%	33.36	4.56	4.36	69.73	68.00	71.47	17.50	26.68%	47.56
2048	62M	31M	31M	1.02	6.28%	32.91	4.52	4.29	69.90	68.15	71.67	17.67	27.26%	48.95
2049	64M	32M	32M	1.02	6.26%	32.45	4.47	4.21	70.07	68.30	71.86	17.86	27.84%	50.35
2050	66M	33M	32M	1.02	6.22%	32.00	4.43	4.14	70.24	68.45	72.05	18.05	28.43%	51.77

Highest City Populations in Niger

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Niamey	1,374,432	774,235
2	Zinder	537,618	191,424

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Democratic Republic of the Congo101M

South Africa62M

Niger28M

Burkina Faso23M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe237k