Population in Niger
The population of Niger was 27,917,831 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Niger, 2025
27,917,831
Change from 2024
+3.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
54th of 217
Population in Niger over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27,917,831 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 27,032,412 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 26,159,867 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 25,311,973 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 24,502,140 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 23,717,613 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 22,947,757 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 22,188,069 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 21,435,446 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 20,685,753 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 19,939,498 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 19,215,909 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 18,519,898 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 17,836,769 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 17,176,283 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 16,548,835 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 15,943,675 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 15,361,915 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 14,803,610 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 14,268,581 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 13,756,192 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 13,265,836 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 12,796,984 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 12,349,144 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 11,920,647 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.3% from 27,032,412 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19,939,498 people, the figure has changed by +40.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Niger has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Niger
All statistics for Niger
Population growth
3.22%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,159,867 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
15.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
6.06 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.31%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
2.6%
2025 · World Bank