Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Niger is projected at 25.13 million, up by 3.82% compared with 24.21 million in 2020. Niger is ranked 56th in terms of population and 2nd in terms of population growth rate.
There are 1.13 million births in Niger in 2021. That is 3,095 per day, which is ranked 27th. The crude birth rate is 44.81 per 1000 people. There are 0.19 million deaths in Niger in 2021. That is 527 per day, which is ranked 50th. The crude death rate is 7.62 per 1000 people.
4.19 million people are living in urban areas, which is 16.75% of Niger population. Niger is ranked 227th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Niger in 2021 is 101.19 males per 100 females. There are 12.64 million males and 12.49 million females in Niger. The percentage of female population is 49.70% compare to 50.30% male population. Niger has 0.15 million more males than females. Niger is at 149th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 2,559,706 | - |
1955 | 2,955,536 | 2.79 |
1960 | 3,388,774 | 2.83 |
1965 | 3,914,118 | 2.93 |
1970 | 4,510,645 | 2.84 |
1975 | 5,184,940 | 2.86 |
1980 | 5,989,000 | 2.93 |
1985 | 6,915,994 | 2.93 |
1990 | 8,026,592 | 3.17 |
1995 | 9,490,289 | 3.51 |
2000 | 11,331,561 | 3.67 |
2005 | 13,624,474 | 3.8 |
2010 | 16,464,025 | 3.92 |
2015 | 20,001,663 | 3.96 |
2016 | 20,788,789 | 3.94 |
2017 | 21,602,388 | 3.91 |
2018 | 22,442,831 | 3.89 |
2019 | 23,310,719 | 3.87 |
2020 | 24,206,636 | 3.84 |
2021 | 25,130,810 | 3.82 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 75,201 | 148,629 | 28.85 | 57.01 |
1955 | 85,354 | 169,892 | 28.89 | 57.51 |
1960 | 98,219 | 197,677 | 28.89 | 58.12 |
1965 | 113,023 | 227,454 | 28.83 | 58.04 |
1970 | 128,476 | 257,086 | 28.44 | 56.95 |
1975 | 143,383 | 292,615 | 27.56 | 56.27 |
1980 | 156,216 | 339,795 | 26.05 | 56.63 |
1985 | 170,889 | 390,393 | 24.62 | 56.37 |
1990 | 185,479 | 447,623 | 22.97 | 55.48 |
1995 | 192,428 | 521,386 | 20.19 | 54.73 |
2000 | 196,526 | 609,108 | 17.23 | 53.54 |
2005 | 195,798 | 708,754 | 14.30 | 51.82 |
2010 | 188,013 | 824,057 | 11.35 | 49.80 |
2015 | 183,921 | 953,108 | 9.14 | 47.50 |
2020 | 190,312 | 1,098,096 | 7.82 | 45.21 |
2021 | 192,501 | 1,129,776 | 7.62 | 44.81 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
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Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 124,316 | 2,435,387 | - | 4.857 |
1955 | 156,807 | 2,798,734 | 4.62 | 5.306 |
1960 | 196,327 | 3,192,437 | 4.65 | 5.793 |
1965 | 266,487 | 3,647,447 | 7.34 | 6.809 |
1970 | 396,646 | 4,113,833 | 8.45 | 8.794 |
1975 | 592,068 | 4,592,743 | 8.31 | 11.419 |
1980 | 805,091 | 5,183,813 | 4.57 | 13.443 |
1985 | 1,005,293 | 5,910,634 | 4.52 | 14.536 |
1990 | 1,231,448 | 6,781,413 | 3.68 | 15.368 |
1995 | 1,494,849 | 7,982,484 | 4.10 | 15.773 |
2000 | 1,837,604 | 9,515,369 | 4.24 | 16.186 |
2005 | 2,211,934 | 11,406,515 | 3.72 | 16.242 |
2010 | 2,664,321 | 13,761,257 | 3.84 | 16.221 |
2015 | 3,232,583 | 16,664,382 | 4.09 | 16.247 |
2020 | 4,002,638 | 20,072,055 | 4.56 | 16.626 |
2021 | 4,188,876 | 20,817,293 | 4.65 | 16.751 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 2,518,974 | 2,421,629 | 4,940,603 | 19.66 | 104.020 |
05-09 | 2,092,334 | 2,022,255 | 4,114,589 | 16.37 | 103.465 |
10-14 | 1,724,963 | 1,670,116 | 3,395,079 | 13.51 | 103.284 |
15-19 | 1,397,294 | 1,351,742 | 2,749,036 | 10.94 | 103.370 |
20-24 | 1,111,359 | 1,071,748 | 2,183,107 | 8.69 | 103.696 |
25-29 | 871,933 | 836,761 | 1,708,694 | 6.80 | 104.203 |
30-34 | 662,143 | 664,748 | 1,326,891 | 5.28 | 99.608 |
35-39 | 476,487 | 556,391 | 1,032,878 | 4.11 | 85.639 |
40-44 | 404,390 | 457,144 | 861,534 | 3.43 | 88.460 |
45-49 | 344,584 | 369,641 | 714,225 | 2.84 | 93.221 |
50-54 | 271,904 | 304,313 | 576,217 | 2.29 | 89.350 |
55-59 | 250,360 | 244,772 | 495,132 | 1.97 | 102.283 |
60-64 | 193,313 | 187,768 | 381,081 | 1.52 | 102.953 |
65-69 | 148,447 | 135,854 | 284,301 | 1.13 | 109.270 |
70-74 | 95,482 | 99,862 | 195,344 | 0.78 | 95.614 |
75-79 | 50,206 | 61,032 | 111,238 | 0.44 | 82.262 |
80-84 | 19,582 | 26,243 | 45,825 | 0.18 | 74.618 |
85-89 | 5,324 | 7,448 | 12,772 | 0.05 | 71.482 |
90-94 | 867 | 1,221 | 2,088 | 0.01 | 71.007 |
95-99 | 68 | 104 | 172 | 0.00 | 65.385 |
100+ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | 33.333 |
Total | 12,640,015 | 12,490,795 | 25,130,810 | 101.195 |