Population of Niger (2024)

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 24,314,931 12,267,337 12,047,594 100 100 100 101.8
00-04 5,007,104 2,554,593 2,452,511 20.6 20.8 20.4 104.2
05-09 4,034,934 2,058,267 1,976,667 16.6 16.8 16.4 104.1
10-14 3,255,047 1,665,250 1,589,797 13.4 13.6 13.2 104.7
15-19 2,543,026 1,273,825 1,269,201 10.5 10.4 10.5 100.4
20-24 1,947,163 938,161 1,009,002 8 7.6 8.4 93
25-29 1,522,316 736,396 785,920 6.3 6 6.5 93.7
30-34 1,241,419 616,784 624,635 5.1 5 5.2 98.7
35-39 1,009,983 493,739 516,244 4.2 4 4.3 95.6
40-44 876,615 442,065 434,550 3.6 3.6 3.6 101.7
45-49 709,944 353,934 356,010 2.9 2.9 3 99.4
50-54 574,783 284,834 289,949 2.4 2.3 2.4 98.2
55-59 547,849 309,155 238,694 2.3 2.5 2 129.5
60-64 411,791 229,151 182,640 1.7 1.9 1.5 125.5
65-69 283,272 150,762 132,510 1.2 1.2 1.1 113.8
70-74 189,249 90,446 98,803 0.8 0.7 0.8 91.5
75-79 105,451 46,675 58,776 0.4 0.4 0.5 79.4
80-84 41,910 17,761 24,149 0.2 0.1 0.2 73.5
85-89 11,259 4,782 6,477 0 0 0.1 73.8
90-94 1,682 706 976 0 0 0 72.3
95-99 128 49 79 0 0 0 62
100+ 6 2 4 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 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
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 - 2024)