Population
26.3M
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,949
in 2031
Passport power
#156
30 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Niamey
of 6 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Niger
- Capital
- Niamey
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 1,267,000 km²
- Population
- 26.3M
- Density
- 17.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .ne
- Calling code
- +227
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #156 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 30
- Total accessible
- 53
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français)
- Religions
- Islam 99.3%, Christianity 0.3%, Animism 0.2%, Irreligion 0.1%
- Currencies
- Fr XOF — West African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.419
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $2,949
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 61.4 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 15.6%
- Gini index (2014)
- 34.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 0.4%
- Urban population (2025)
- 18.4%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.9/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 47.9 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 9th pct
- Homicide rate (2012)
- 4.4/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.32