Population of Niger (2025)

Niger population

18,638,600

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Niger Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim 80% 14,910,880 people
other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20% 3,727,720 people

Niger Population by Ethnic groups (2001 census)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Haoussa 55.4% 10,325,784 people
Djerma Sonrai 21% 3,914,106 people
Tuareg 9.3% 1,733,390 people
Peuhl 8.5% 1,584,281 people
Kanouri Manga 4.7% 876,014 people
other 1.2% 223,663 people

Niger population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 29,644,587 14,967,823 14,676,764 100 100 100 102
00-04 5,979,999 3,052,211 2,927,788 20.2 20.4 19.9 104.2
05-09 4,898,050 2,499,129 2,398,921 16.5 16.7 16.3 104.2
10-14 4,009,018 2,045,975 1,963,043 13.5 13.7 13.4 104.2
15-19 3,180,315 1,600,787 1,579,528 10.7 10.7 10.8 101.3
20-24 2,452,238 1,195,272 1,256,966 8.3 8 8.6 95.1
25-29 1,952,008 955,143 996,865 6.6 6.4 6.8 95.8
30-34 1,547,437 772,089 775,348 5.2 5.2 5.3 99.6
35-39 1,233,297 618,082 615,215 4.2 4.1 4.2 100.5
40-44 997,694 490,703 506,991 3.4 3.3 3.5 96.8
45-49 857,973 432,873 425,100 2.9 2.9 2.9 101.8
50-54 688,645 342,960 345,685 2.3 2.3 2.4 99.2
55-59 547,752 269,878 277,874 1.8 1.8 1.9 97.1
60-64 505,600 282,347 223,253 1.7 1.9 1.5 126.5
65-69 362,007 198,823 163,184 1.2 1.3 1.1 121.8
70-74 228,523 119,640 108,883 0.8 0.8 0.7 109.9
75-79 130,778 61,000 69,778 0.4 0.4 0.5 87.4
80-84 56,028 23,989 32,039 0.2 0.2 0.2 74.9
85-89 14,791 5,972 8,819 0 0 0.1 67.7
90-94 2,246 879 1,367 0 0 0 64.3
95-99 179 68 111 0 0 0 61.3
100+ 9 3 6 0 0 0 50

Niger Age structure and Population pyramid

Niger Age structure and Population pyramid

Niger Sex ratio

Niger Sex ratio

Niger Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Niger

Niger Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 28,501,727 4.03 1,103,897 101.95 22.50
2023 27,397,830 4.05 1,065,442 101.92 21.63
2022 26,332,388 4.06 1,027,449 101.89 20.79
2021 25,304,939 4.07 990,008 101.86 19.98
2020 24,314,931 4.08 952,960 101.82 19.20
2019 23,361,971 4.08 916,663 101.79 18.44
2018 22,445,308 4.09 881,701 101.74 17.72
2017 21,563,607 4.10 848,322 101.70 17.02
2016 20,715,285 4.10 816,165 101.66 16.35
2015 19,899,120 4.11 785,392 101.61 15.71
2014 19,113,728 4.11 754,865 101.57 15.09
2013 18,358,863 4.10 723,081 101.54 14.49
2012 17,635,782 4.07 689,297 101.50 13.92
2011 16,946,485 4.02 654,495 101.45 13.38
2010 16,291,990 3.95 619,796 101.38 12.86
2005 13,485,436 20.14 2,260,913 100.76 10.65
2000 11,224,523 19.90 1,862,611 99.98 8.86
1995 9,361,912 18.33 1,450,028 98.09 7.39
1990 7,911,884 15.70 1,073,714 96.74 6.25
1985 6,838,170 14.67 875,011 97.30 5.40
1980 5,963,159 15.32 792,130 98.10 4.71
1975 5,171,029 14.98 673,674 96.69 4.08
1970 4,497,355 14.68 575,774 94.88 3.55
1965 3,921,581 15.50 526,369 92.56 3.10
1960 3,395,212 14.71 435,316 89.78 2.68
1955 2,959,896 15.63 400,193 86.83 2.34
1950 2,559,703 82.28 2.02
Chart population Niger Population (1950 - 2025)