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Niger

Republic of Niger · Western Africa

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At a glance

CapitalNiamey
Most common first languageHausa55.4% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageHausa
CurrencyWest African CFA franc
Drives on theright
Highest pointMont Idoukal-n-Taghès2,022 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfuel88% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports14%of everything sold abroad, 2024
CoastlineLandlockedno access to the sea
Internet domain.ne

Niger by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.27.9m (2025)54th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$21.6bn (2025)130th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.1.27m km² (2023)20th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$436m (2024)104th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$3.41bn (2025)142nd
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.16.4m (2024)72nd
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.10.4k km² (2023)123rd
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.466k km² (2023)19th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.3 Mt (2024)146th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.5.13m (2025)97th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.61.4 years (2024)199th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$775 (2025)197th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.15.6% (2024)185th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.-4.5% (2025)180th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.0.4% (2025)183rd
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.18.4% (2025)205th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.5.93 (2024)5th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.2.24% of GDP (2024)48th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.33.9% of GDP (2025)172nd
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.0.12 t (2024)188th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.419 (2023)189th
of 193

Land borders

🇩🇿 Algeria🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇹🇩 Chad🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇱 Mali🇳🇬 Nigeria

Niger shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is landlocked 43Has hausa as its most common first language 2Uses the west african cfa franc 8Is a member of the african union 54Mainly exports fuel 27Is in western africa 16

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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