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🇳🇪 Niger

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NER
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NE
UN M49 numeric562
IOC codeNIG
Official nameRepublic of Niger
Native name(s)fra: official: République du Niger; common: Niger
Alt spellingsNE, Nijar
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalNiamey
Area (km²)1,267,000
Lat / Lng16.0000, 8.0000
LandlockedYes
Borders (ISO3)DZA, BEN, BFA, TCD, LBY, MLI, NGA
Top-level domain.ne
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 27

Demographics

Population (World Bank)27,917,831 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)61.433 (2024)
Languagesfra: French
Demonymseng: f: Nigerien; m: Nigerien; fra: f: Nigérienne; m: Nigérien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)21,646,191,388.251 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)775.354 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)0.394 (2025)
CurrenciesXOF: name: West African CFA franc; symbol: Fr

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19502,597,810
19512,684,754
19522,771,888
19532,859,191
19542,946,885
19553,035,289
19563,124,749
19573,215,840
19583,309,226
19593,405,456
19603,505,050
19613,608,162
19623,714,520
19633,823,873
19643,935,814
19654,049,695
19664,165,544
19674,283,590
19684,403,637
19694,525,725
19704,650,275
19714,776,225
19724,904,845
19735,037,865
19745,174,953
19755,317,019
19765,464,962
19775,619,716
19785,782,932
19795,955,556
19806,135,971
19816,322,006
19826,512,732
19836,708,644
19846,909,971
19857,118,457
19867,335,811
19877,561,150
19887,793,748
19898,034,780
19908,286,059
19918,546,900
19928,817,633
19939,100,789
19949,398,258
19959,714,529
199610,044,852
199710,383,969
199810,741,413
199911,117,411
200011,509,630
200111,920,647
200212,349,144
200312,796,984
200413,265,836
200513,756,192
200614,268,581
200714,803,610
200815,361,915
200915,943,675
201016,548,835
201117,176,283
201217,836,769
201318,519,898
201419,215,909
201519,939,498
201620,685,753
201721,435,446
201822,188,069
201922,947,757
202023,717,613
202124,502,140
202225,311,973
202326,159,867

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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      }
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      "official": "جمهورية النيجر",
      "common": "النيجر"
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    },
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      "official": "Republik Niger",
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    "est": {
      "official": "Nigeri Vabariik",
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    "fin": {
      "official": "Nigerin tasavalta",
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      "official": "Republika Niger",
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      "common": "니제르"
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      "official": "Republiek Niger",
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      "official": "جمهوری نیجر",
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        "official": "Republiek Niger",
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        "official": "جمهوری نیجر",
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      },
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        "official": "جمہوریہ نائجر",
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