Niger's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 27.2 million in 2021.
The population of Niger grew at 3.8% in the last year and is ranked the 18th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Mali.
Niger last conducted a national census in 2012 and 63.9% of births in Niger are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Niger compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Niger's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London