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Niger
A vast, landlocked Sahelian nation in West Africa, Niger spans from the Sahara Desert in the north to the fertile Niger River valley in the southwest. The capital Niamey anchors an economy built on subsistence agriculture and uranium mining. Niger has the world's youngest population and highest fertility rate, and the Air Mountains provide dramatic desert scenery.
Major cities: Niamey, Zinder, Maradi, Tahoua
2024
27.0M
UN
2050
52.5M
UN
2100
90.8M
UN
~2200
89.0M
GPU
~2500
17.0M
GPU
Population27.0M
Fertility (TFR)5.94
Life expectancy61.4
Median age15.3
Infant mortality67.4 per 1,000
Pop. density21/km²
Urbanization18%
Youth share (0-14)47%
Land area1,266,700 km²
LanguageFrench
ReligionMuslim
HDI0.419 (#188)
RegionAfrica
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.60M | 7.56 | 35.9 | 58.6 | 27.8 | +7K | 3.1% |
| 1955 | 3.04M | 7.55 | 36.0 | 58.1 | 27.8 | -3K | 3.0% |
| 1960 | 3.51M | 7.53 | 36.2 | 57.6 | 27.6 | -4K | 3.0% |
| 1965 | 4.05M | 7.47 | 36.4 | 56.4 | 27.5 | -2K | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 4.65M | 7.51 | 35.9 | 55.6 | 28.0 | -2K | 2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.32M | 7.54 | 36.6 | 55.5 | 27.7 | -3K | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 6.14M | 7.78 | 39.3 | 56.5 | 25.7 | -6K | 3.1% |
| 1985 | 7.12M | 7.93 | 40.1 | 56.4 | 25.6 | -6K | 3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.29M | 7.81 | 41.7 | 55.1 | 24.1 | +0K | 3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.71M | 7.78 | 45.5 | 54.1 | 20.8 | +4K | 3.3% |
| 2000 | 11.5M | 7.83 | 49.2 | 53.4 | 17.7 | -9K | 3.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8M | 7.77 | 53.3 | 51.4 | 14.3 | -10K | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5M | 7.64 | 57.1 | 49.4 | 11.6 | -8K | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.9M | 7.21 | 58.8 | 46.6 | 10.4 | +17K | 3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.7M | 6.37 | 59.9 | 42.6 | 9.5 | -4K | 3.3% |
| 2024Now | 27.0M | 5.94 | 61.4 | 41.4 | 8.7 | -4K | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 27.9M | 5.79 | 61.7 | 40.8 | 8.6 | -8K | 3.2% |
| 2030 | 32.5M | 5.08 | 62.8 | 37.5 | 7.9 | -17K | 3.0% |
| 2035 | 37.4M | 4.44 | 63.8 | 34.2 | 7.3 | -20K | 2.7% |
| 2040 | 42.3M | 3.91 | 64.8 | 31.0 | 6.8 | -23K | 2.4% |
| 2045 | 47.4M | 3.53 | 65.7 | 28.6 | 6.5 | -24K | 2.2% |
| 2050 | 52.5M | 3.22 | 66.5 | 26.4 | 6.3 | -25K | 2.0% |
| 2055 | 57.7M | 2.98 | 67.3 | 24.5 | 6.2 | -27K | 1.8% |
| 2060 | 62.7M | 2.77 | 68.0 | 22.6 | 6.3 | -29K | 1.6% |
| 2065 | 67.6M | 2.61 | 68.7 | 20.9 | 6.5 | -32K | 1.4% |
| 2070 | 72.2M | 2.47 | 69.4 | 19.5 | 6.8 | -32K | 1.3% |
| 2075 | 76.4M | 2.36 | 70.0 | 18.2 | 7.2 | -31K | 1.1% |
| 2080 | 80.2M | 2.26 | 70.6 | 17.2 | 7.7 | -32K | 0.9% |
| 2085 | 83.6M | 2.17 | 71.3 | 16.2 | 8.3 | -33K | 0.8% |
| 2090 | 86.5M | 2.11 | 71.9 | 15.4 | 8.9 | -35K | 0.7% |
| 2095 | 88.9M | 2.06 | 72.5 | 14.7 | 9.4 | -36K | 0.5% |
| 2100 | 90.8M | 2.01 | 73.1 | 14.0 | 9.9 | -37K | 0.4% |