Key demographics
- Population
- 26.3M
- Density
- 17.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.419 (Low)
- Gini index (2014)
- 34.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 61.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 5.94
- Urban population (2025)
- 18.4%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 35.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 80.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 95.5%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 18.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 41.4 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.7 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 30.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 5.94
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 65.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 70.4%
- Tourism (2020)
- 85.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 99.3% |
| Christianity | 0.3% |
| Animism | 0.2% |
| Irreligion | 0.1% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Hausa | 53.1% |
| Zarma | 21.2% |
| Tuareg | 11.0% |
| Fulani | 6.5% |
| Kanuri | 5.9% |
| Gurma | 0.8% |
| Toubou | 0.4% |
| Arab | 0.4% |
| Others | 0.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Nigerien
- Demonym (female)
- Nigerien
- National anthem
- L'Honneur de la Patrie
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 61.4 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 52.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 65.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 39/100
- Hospital beds (2020)
- 0.3/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.04/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 0.42/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $26
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 51.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 35.6%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 305
- Internet users (2024)
- 15.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 60.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 5/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,267,000 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +227
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .ne
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Niger features three equal horizontal bands of orange, white and green, with an orange circle centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- L'Honneur de la Patrie
- National holiday
- Independence Day