The current population of Niger is 28,638,403 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 27,032,412 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Niger has had an average growth rate of 5.41% per year.
- Niger is projected to reach 90.8M people in 2100.
- Niger is ranked 53/197 by population and was ranked 65th in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 13.8M people to 28.6M (108.2% growth in 20 years).
- Niger accounts for 0.35% of the world's population.
Niger population clock
Niger
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
28638403
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 53/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.35% | N/A |
| One net population change |
36.1 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
28.8 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.27 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +2,391 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +872,545 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.34% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 11/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.17 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -4,041 | N/A |
Niger population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,505,050 | - |
| 1961 | 3,608,162 | 2.94% |
| 1962 | 3,714,520 | 2.95% |
| 1963 | 3,823,873 | 2.94% |
| 1964 | 3,935,814 | 2.93% |
| 1965 | 4,049,695 | 2.89% |
| 1966 | 4,165,544 | 2.86% |
| 1967 | 4,283,590 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | 4,403,637 | 2.8% |
| 1969 | 4,525,725 | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 4,650,275 | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 4,776,225 | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 4,904,845 | 2.69% |
| 1973 | 5,037,865 | 2.71% |
| 1974 | 5,174,953 | 2.72% |
| 1975 | 5,317,019 | 2.75% |
| 1976 | 5,464,962 | 2.78% |
| 1977 | 5,619,716 | 2.83% |
| 1978 | 5,782,932 | 2.9% |
| 1979 | 5,955,556 | 2.99% |
| 1980 | 6,135,971 | 3.03% |
| 1981 | 6,322,006 | 3.03% |
| 1982 | 6,512,732 | 3.02% |
| 1983 | 6,708,644 | 3.01% |
| 1984 | 6,909,971 | 3% |
| 1985 | 7,118,457 | 3.02% |
| 1986 | 7,335,811 | 3.05% |
| 1987 | 7,561,150 | 3.07% |
| 1988 | 7,793,748 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | 8,034,780 | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 8,286,059 | 3.13% |
| 1991 | 8,546,900 | 3.15% |
| 1992 | 8,817,633 | 3.17% |
| 1993 | 9,100,789 | 3.21% |
| 1994 | 9,398,258 | 3.27% |
| 1995 | 9,714,529 | 3.37% |
| 1996 | 10,044,852 | 3.4% |
| 1997 | 10,383,969 | 3.38% |
| 1998 | 10,741,413 | 3.44% |
| 1999 | 11,117,411 | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 11,509,630 | 3.53% |
| 2001 | 11,920,647 | 3.57% |
| 2002 | 12,349,144 | 3.59% |
| 2003 | 12,796,984 | 3.63% |
| 2004 | 13,265,836 | 3.66% |
| 2005 | 13,756,192 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 14,268,581 | 3.72% |
| 2007 | 14,803,610 | 3.75% |
| 2008 | 15,361,915 | 3.77% |
| 2009 | 15,943,675 | 3.79% |
| 2010 | 16,548,835 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 17,176,283 | 3.79% |
| 2012 | 17,836,769 | 3.85% |
| 2013 | 18,519,898 | 3.83% |
| 2014 | 19,215,909 | 3.76% |
| 2015 | 19,939,498 | 3.77% |
| 2016 | 20,685,753 | 3.74% |
| 2017 | 21,435,446 | 3.62% |
| 2018 | 22,188,069 | 3.51% |
| 2019 | 22,947,757 | 3.42% |
| 2020 | 23,717,613 | 3.35% |
| 2021 | 24,502,140 | 3.31% |
| 2022 | 25,311,973 | 3.31% |
| 2023 | 26,159,867 | 3.35% |
| 2024 | 27,032,412 | 3.34% |
| 2025 | 27,917,825 | 3.28% |
| 2026 | 28,814,872 | 3.21% |
| 2027 | 29,723,688 | 3.15% |
| 2028 | 30,643,561 | 3.09% |
| 2029 | 31,575,091 | 3.04% |
| 2030 | 32,518,069 | 2.99% |
| 2031 | 33,469,616 | 2.93% |
| 2032 | 34,428,638 | 2.87% |
| 2033 | 35,397,029 | 2.81% |
| 2034 | 36,372,374 | 2.76% |
| 2035 | 37,353,462 | 2.7% |
| 2036 | 38,340,142 | 2.64% |
| 2037 | 39,330,372 | 2.58% |
| 2038 | 40,323,460 | 2.52% |
| 2039 | 41,318,407 | 2.47% |
| 2040 | 42,316,733 | 2.42% |
| 2041 | 43,319,236 | 2.37% |
| 2042 | 44,326,115 | 2.32% |
| 2043 | 45,337,248 | 2.28% |
| 2044 | 46,353,160 | 2.24% |
| 2045 | 47,374,113 | 2.2% |
| 2046 | 48,397,993 | 2.16% |
| 2047 | 49,423,853 | 2.12% |
| 2048 | 50,452,202 | 2.08% |
| 2049 | 51,482,559 | 2.04% |
| 2050 | 52,513,870 | 2% |
Niger has a population of 28.6M as of 2025, compared to 19.9M in 2015, 13.8M in 2005, and 9.71M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 4.36% 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 2045) Niger will have 47,374,113 people (65.4% growth) with a rank change from 53rd to 42nd.
By the year 2100, Niger's population is projected to grow by 217.1% to 90.8M people.
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Niger population statistics
|
Niger
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.7 years | 73.5 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 | 55.3 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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