Niger Population (LIVE)

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Niger Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Niger is 27,660,201 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Niger 2025 population is estimated at 27,917,831 people at mid-year.
  • Niger population is equivalent to 0.34% of the total world population.
  • Niger ranks number 54 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Niger is 22 per Km² (57 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 1,266,700 Km² (489,075 sq. miles).
  • 18.15% of the population is urban (5,067,678 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Niger is 15.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Niger (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Niger
Global
Rank
2025 27,917,831 3.28% 885,419 −7,704 15.6 5.79 22 18.2% 5,067,678 0.34% 8,231,613,070 54
2024 27,032,412 3.34% 872,545 −4,041 15.4 5.93 21 17.9% 4,826,099 0.33% 8,161,972,572 54
2023 26,159,867 3.35% 847,894 995 15.3 6.06 21 17.6% 4,599,736 0.32% 8,091,734,930 56
2022 25,311,973 3.31% 797,180 995 15.1 6.13 20 17.3% 4,387,629 0.32% 8,021,407,192 56
2020 23,717,613 3.53% 755,623 −4,402 14.8 6.37 19 16.9% 4,002,638 0.30% 7,887,001,292 56
2015 19,939,498 3.8% 678,133 17,051 14.3 7.21 16 16.2% 3,232,583 0.27% 7,470,491,872 58
2010 16,548,835 3.77% 558,529 −8,033 14.3 7.64 13 16.1% 2,664,321 0.24% 7,021,732,148 63
2005 13,756,192 3.63% 449,312 −9,700 14.7 7.77 11 16.1% 2,211,934 0.21% 6,586,970,132 65
2000 11,509,630 3.45% 359,020 −8,522 15.2 7.83 9 16% 1,837,604 0.19% 6,171,702,993 69
1995 9,714,529 3.23% 285,694 3,843 15.5 7.78 8 15.4% 1,494,849 0.17% 5,758,878,982 77
1990 8,286,059 3.08% 233,520 73 15.4 7.81 7 14.9% 1,231,448 0.16% 5,327,803,110 79
1985 7,118,457 3.02% 196,497 −6,126 15.3 7.93 6 14.1% 1,005,293 0.15% 4,868,943,465 81
1980 6,135,971 2.91% 163,790 −5,564 15.3 7.78 5 13.1% 805,091 0.14% 4,447,606,236 82
1975 5,317,019 2.72% 133,349 −3,254 15.1 7.54 4 11.1% 592,068 0.13% 4,070,735,277 82
1970 4,650,275 2.8% 120,116 −2,225 14.8 7.51 4 8.5% 396,646 0.13% 3,694,683,794 84
1965 4,049,695 2.93% 108,929 −2,289 14.6 7.47 3 6.6% 266,487 0.12% 3,334,533,703 90
1960 3,505,050 2.92% 93,952 −3,641 14.4 7.53 3 5.6% 196,327 0.12% 3,015,470,894 92
1955 3,035,289 3.16% 87,496 −3,306 14.2 7.55 2 5.2% 156,807 0.11% 2,740,213,792 92

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Niger Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Niger
Global
Rank
2030 32,518,075 3.1% 920,049 −16,568 16.4 5.08 26 20.1% 6,542,045 0.38% 8,569,124,911 52
2035 37,353,463 2.81% 967,078 −20,172 17.4 4.44 29 23% 8,580,995 0.42% 8,885,210,181 50
2040 42,316,740 2.53% 992,655 −22,815 18.6 3.91 33 26.9% 11,378,032 0.46% 9,177,190,203 46
2045 47,374,117 2.28% 1,011,475 −23,650 19.8 3.53 37 31.6% 14,980,634 0.50% 9,439,639,668 42
2050 52,513,876 2.08% 1,027,952 −25,319 21.2 3.22 41 37.1% 19,464,442 0.54% 9,664,378,587 38

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Niger Demographics

Life Expectancy
61.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
62.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
111.6

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Niger Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Niger delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Niger (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.