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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology