Niger Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Niger is 29,080,898 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 27,032,412 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Niger has had an average growth rate of 5.19% per year.
Niger is projected to reach 92.1M people in 2100.
Niger is ranked 53/197 by population and was ranked 64th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 14.3M people to 29.1M (103.8% growth in 20 years).
Niger accounts for 0.35% of the world's population.

Niger population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	92,149,803	0.39%
2099	91,788,730	0.41%
2098	91,409,848	0.44%
2097	91,009,119	0.46%
2096	90,589,670	0.49%
2095	90,150,766	0.51%
2094	89,694,201	0.54%
2093	89,215,318	0.56%
2092	88,716,114	0.59%
2091	88,197,952	0.61%
2090	87,660,657	0.64%
2089	87,103,777	0.67%
2088	86,525,686	0.69%
2087	85,929,075	0.72%
2086	85,313,560	0.75%
2085	84,675,788	0.78%
2084	84,017,371	0.82%
2083	83,337,884	0.85%
2082	82,638,198	0.87%
2081	81,922,470	0.91%
2080	81,186,181	0.93%
2079	80,435,226	0.97%
2078	79,665,207	1%
2077	78,877,754	1.03%
2076	78,071,174	1.06%
2075	77,248,629	1.09%
2074	76,412,785	1.13%
2073	75,560,272	1.16%
2072	74,691,713	1.2%
2071	73,808,594	1.23%
2070	72,912,178	1.27%
2069	71,999,238	1.3%
2068	71,073,720	1.34%
2067	70,133,854	1.38%
2066	69,181,625	1.41%
2065	68,221,595	1.45%
2064	67,248,034	1.48%
2063	66,264,418	1.52%
2062	65,270,595	1.56%
2061	64,267,053	1.6%
2060	63,257,169	1.64%
2059	62,239,490	1.68%
2058	61,213,177	1.72%
2057	60,180,993	1.75%
2056	59,145,841	1.79%
2055	58,103,375	1.83%
2054	57,056,756	1.87%
2053	56,007,297	1.91%
2052	54,958,567	1.95%
2051	53,907,164	1.98%
2050	52,858,275	2.02%
2049	51,810,418	2.06%
2048	50,763,456	2.1%
2047	49,719,695	2.14%
2046	48,677,799	2.18%
2045	47,638,048	2.22%
2044	46,602,104	2.26%
2043	45,572,618	2.3%
2042	44,546,381	2.35%
2041	43,525,533	2.39%
2040	42,508,212	2.44%
2039	41,495,840	2.5%
2038	40,485,407	2.55%
2037	39,476,789	2.61%
2036	38,472,178	2.67%
2035	37,470,776	2.72%
2034	36,477,557	2.79%
2033	35,487,806	2.84%
2032	34,508,717	2.89%
2031	33,538,029	2.96%
2030	32,574,145	3.01%
2029	31,620,865	3.07%
2028	30,680,257	3.12%
2027	29,750,695	3.18%
2026	28,832,547	3.24%
2025	27,926,917	3.31%
2024	27,032,412	3.34%
2023	26,159,867	3.35%
2022	25,311,973	3.31%
2021	24,502,140	3.31%
2020	23,717,613	3.35%
2019	22,947,757	3.42%
2018	22,188,069	3.51%
2017	21,435,446	3.62%
2016	20,685,753	3.74%
2015	19,939,498	3.77%
2014	19,215,909	3.76%
2013	18,519,898	3.83%
2012	17,836,769	3.85%
2011	17,176,283	3.79%
2010	16,548,835	3.8%
2009	15,943,675	3.79%
2008	15,361,915	3.77%
2007	14,803,610	3.75%
2006	14,268,581	3.72%
2005	13,756,192	3.7%
2004	13,265,836	3.66%
2003	12,796,984	3.63%
2002	12,349,144	3.59%
2001	11,920,647	3.57%
2000	11,509,630	3.53%
1999	11,117,411	3.5%
1998	10,741,413	3.44%
1997	10,383,969	3.38%
1996	10,044,852	3.4%
1995	9,714,529	3.37%
1994	9,398,258	3.27%
1993	9,100,789	3.21%
1992	8,817,633	3.17%
1991	8,546,900	3.15%
1990	8,286,059	3.13%
1989	8,034,780	3.09%
1988	7,793,748	3.08%
1987	7,561,150	3.07%
1986	7,335,811	3.05%
1985	7,118,457	3.02%
1984	6,909,971	3%
1983	6,708,644	3.01%
1982	6,512,732	3.02%
1981	6,322,006	3.03%
1980	6,135,971	3.03%
1979	5,955,556	2.99%
1978	5,782,932	2.9%
1977	5,619,716	2.83%
1976	5,464,962	2.78%
1975	5,317,019	2.75%
1974	5,174,953	2.72%
1973	5,037,865	2.71%
1972	4,904,845	2.69%
1971	4,776,225	2.71%
1970	4,650,275	2.75%
1969	4,525,725	2.77%
1968	4,403,637	2.8%
1967	4,283,590	2.83%
1966	4,165,544	2.86%
1965	4,049,695	2.89%
1964	3,935,814	2.93%
1963	3,823,873	2.94%
1962	3,714,520	2.95%
1961	3,608,162	2.94%
1960	3,505,050	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Niger has a population of 29.1M as of 2026, compared to 20.7M in 2016, 14.3M in 2006, and 10M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 4.06% per year. Niger is ranked 3rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Niger will have 48,677,799 people (67.4% growth) with a rank change from 53rd to 40th.

By the year 2100, Niger's population is projected to grow by 216.9% from its current level to 92.1M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-7,704
2024	-	-	-4,041
2023	865,134	864,139	995
2022	830,646	829,651	995
2021	789,023	793,428	-4,405
2020	780,035	784,437	-4,402
2019	759,696	775,474	-15,778
2018	759,706	763,536	-3,830
2017	745,554	752,384	-6,830
2016	753,832	738,999	14,833
2015	738,681	721,630	17,051
2014	708,500	704,609	3,891
2013	683,527	686,070	-2,543
2012	682,723	664,009	18,714
2011	638,234	645,175	-6,941
2010	616,652	624,685	-8,033
2009	593,657	602,671	-9,014
2008	569,880	579,727	-9,847
2007	546,739	556,808	-10,069
2006	523,320	533,374	-10,054
2005	501,467	511,167	-9,700
2004	479,258	488,328	-9,070
2003	458,454	467,295	-8,841
2002	437,217	446,767	-9,550
2001	419,763	428,417	-8,654
2000	402,257	410,779	-8,522
1999	382,175	394,212	-12,037
1998	369,822	377,120	-7,298
1997	345,065	358,745	-13,680
1996	333,166	341,223	-8,057
1995	327,473	323,630	3,843
1994	305,067	306,026	-959
1993	289,866	292,135	-2,269
1992	276,432	278,690	-2,258
1991	265,027	266,527	-1,500
1990	256,667	256,594	73
1989	245,891	245,278	613
1988	236,157	237,296	-1,139
1987	229,033	231,371	-2,338
1986	221,637	224,365	-2,728
1985	213,080	219,206	-6,126
1984	203,903	213,111	-9,208
1983	198,753	207,962	-9,209
1982	193,077	202,012	-8,935
1981	188,379	195,938	-7,559
1980	183,687	189,251	-5,564
1979	177,137	180,632	-3,495
1978	168,120	171,614	-3,494
1977	158,316	161,792	-3,476
1976	151,181	154,489	-3,308
1975	144,708	147,962	-3,254
1974	139,427	142,606	-3,179
1973	134,753	137,695	-2,942
1972	131,288	133,813	-2,525
1971	125,946	128,223	-2,277
1970	125,959	128,184	-2,225
1969	123,144	125,389	-2,245
1968	121,024	123,301	-2,277
1967	119,069	121,358	-2,289
1966	117,025	119,314	-2,289
1965	114,674	116,963	-2,289
1964	113,097	115,386	-2,289
1963	110,783	113,072	-2,289
1962	107,911	110,280	-2,369
1961	104,800	107,693	-2,893
1960	101,440	105,081	-3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 100% of the population change in Niger is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 449,236 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Niger, compared to 126,482 and 0.8% in 2010.

Niger population clock

	Niger	Rank
Current population	29080898	53/197
Percent of world population	0.35%	53/197
One net population change	36.1 seconds	25/197
One birth every	28.8 seconds	27/196
One death every	2.27 minutes	45/196
Daily growth/decline	+2,391	25/197
Annual growth/decline	+872,545	25/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+3.34%	10/197
One migration net change every	1.14 hours	126/196
Annual migration change	-7,704	126/196
Foreign-born residents	449,236	85/195
Foreign-born share of population	1.7%	140/195

Largest cities by population

Niger
City	Population
Niamey	1.5M
Maradi	267K
Zinder	236K

Niger population statistics

	Niger	World
Life expectancy	61.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	21.2 years	33.8 years
Median age	16.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.8:49.2	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	6.06 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	59 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Niger.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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