NER / Sub-Saharan Africa

Niger

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Capital
Niamey
Currency
West African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
1,267,000 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1032 ↗ · Official languages: Hausa
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
27.92M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
21.65B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
775.35 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-4.45 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
0.39 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
5.94 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
61.43 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
3.22 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
7.01 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
2,177.25 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.62 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
18.37 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
79.74 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
0.46 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
15.56 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
33.91 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.81 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Niger: 27.92M
Niger · Population12.9M17M21.09M25.19M29.28M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · Population · people
YearNiger
202527,917,831
202427,032,412
202326,159,867
202225,311,973
202124,502,140
202023,717,613
201922,947,757
201822,188,069
201721,435,446
201620,685,753
201519,939,498
201419,215,909
201318,519,898
201217,836,769
201117,176,283
201016,548,835
200915,943,675
200815,361,915
200714,803,610
200614,268,581
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Niger: 21.65B
Niger · GDP3.07B8.13B13.2B18.27B23.34B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · GDP · current US$
YearNiger
202521,646,191,388.25
202419,729,786,046.76
202316,949,765,463.91
202215,531,799,640.9
202114,936,154,253.32
202013,648,332,189.73
201912,420,836,506.79
201812,800,907,985.99
201711,359,273,443.39
201610,341,025,540.23
20159,683,867,926.44
201410,862,943,543.54
201310,224,897,437.86
20129,426,912,647.59
20118,772,950,777.79
20107,851,192,502.31
20097,352,131,309.73
20087,297,600,226.01
20075,731,485,051.79
20064,756,361,252.38

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Niger: 775.35
Niger · GDP per capita289.14421.75554.35686.95819.552006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNiger
2025775.35
2024729.86
2023647.93
2022613.61
2021609.59
2020575.45
2019541.27
2018576.93
2017529.93
2016499.91
2015485.66
2014565.31
2013552.1
2012528.51
2011510.76
2010474.43
2009461.13
2008475.04
2007387.17
2006333.35
% · 2006–2025
2025Niger: -4.45
Niger · Inflation-6.03-1.33.438.1512.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · Inflation · %
YearNiger
2025-4.45
20249.07
20233.7
20224.23
20213.84
20202.9
2019-2.49
20182.97
20172.8
20161.65
2015-0.58
2014-0.93
20132.3
20120.46
20112.94
20100.8
20090.58
200811.31
20070.05
20060.04

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Niger: 0.39
Niger · Unemployment0.090.761.422.092.752006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNiger
20250.39
20240.38
20230.41
20220.4
20210.81
20200.59
20190.53
20180.54
20170.56
20160.55
20150.56
20140.52
20131.4
20122.18
20110.32
20100.72
20091.21
20081.58
20072.02
20062.53

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Niger: —
Niger · Fertility rate5.756.36.847.387.922006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNiger
2025No data available
20245.94
20236.06
20226.14
20216.2
20206.37
20196.54
20186.71
20176.87
20167.04
20157.22
20147.34
20137.45
20127.53
20117.59
20107.64
20097.68
20087.7
20077.73
20067.74

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Niger: —
Niger · Life expectancy53.555.6657.8359.9962.152006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Niger · Life expectancy · years
YearNiger
2025No data available
202461.43
202361.18
202260.4
202159.54
202059.89
201960.03
201859.77
201759.52
201659.23
201558.85
201458.69
201358.36
201257.99
201157.6
201057.08
200956.49
200855.85
200755.06
200654.22
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Niger

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.