Population density in Niger

Niger: Population density was 71.7 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
71.7 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
147th
of 235 countries
All-time high
71.7 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.4326 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Niger, 1000–2100

020406080100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Niger is 71.7 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Niger peaked at 71.7 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.4326 people per km², in 1000.

That places Niger 147th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Niger, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.4326 people per km²
1100 0.4651 people per km² +7.5%
1200 0.4975 people per km² +7.0%
1300 0.5526 people per km² +11.1%
1400 0.5921 people per km² +7.1%
1500 0.6489 people per km² +9.6%
1600 0.7571 people per km² +16.7%
1700 0.8652 people per km² +14.3%
1710 0.9162 people per km² +5.9%
1720 0.9239 people per km² +0.8%
1730 0.932 people per km² +0.9%
1740 0.9406 people per km² +0.9%
1750 0.9496 people per km² +1.0%
1760 0.9592 people per km² +1.0%
1770 0.9694 people per km² +1.1%
1780 0.9803 people per km² +1.1%
1790 0.992 people per km² +1.2%
1800 0.6732 people per km² -32.1%
1801 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1802 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1803 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1804 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1805 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1806 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1807 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1808 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1809 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1810 0.6732 people per km² +0.0%
1811 0.6734 people per km² +0.0%
1812 0.6737 people per km² +0.1%
1813 0.6742 people per km² +0.1%
1814 0.6749 people per km² +0.1%
1815 0.6757 people per km² +0.1%
1816 0.6768 people per km² +0.2%
1817 0.678 people per km² +0.2%
1818 0.6793 people per km² +0.2%
1819 0.6809 people per km² +0.2%
1820 0.6826 people per km² +0.3%
1821 0.6845 people per km² +0.3%
1822 0.6866 people per km² +0.3%
1823 0.6889 people per km² +0.3%
1824 0.6913 people per km² +0.4%
1825 0.6939 people per km² +0.4%
1826 0.6967 people per km² +0.4%
1827 0.6997 people per km² +0.4%
1828 0.7029 people per km² +0.5%
1829 0.7063 people per km² +0.5%
1830 0.7098 people per km² +0.5%
1831 0.7135 people per km² +0.5%
1832 0.7173 people per km² +0.5%
1833 0.7211 people per km² +0.5%
1834 0.7249 people per km² +0.5%
1835 0.7287 people per km² +0.5%
1836 0.7325 people per km² +0.5%
1837 0.7363 people per km² +0.5%
1838 0.7402 people per km² +0.5%
1839 0.7441 people per km² +0.5%
1840 0.748 people per km² +0.5%
1841 0.752 people per km² +0.5%
1842 0.7559 people per km² +0.5%
1843 0.7599 people per km² +0.5%
1844 0.7639 people per km² +0.5%
1845 0.7679 people per km² +0.5%
1846 0.7719 people per km² +0.5%
1847 0.776 people per km² +0.5%
1848 0.7801 people per km² +0.5%
1849 0.7842 people per km² +0.5%
1850 0.7883 people per km² +0.5%
1851 0.7909 people per km² +0.3%
1852 0.7935 people per km² +0.3%
1853 0.7969 people per km² +0.4%
1854 0.8002 people per km² +0.4%
1855 0.8037 people per km² +0.4%
1856 0.8071 people per km² +0.4%
1857 0.8105 people per km² +0.4%
1858 0.8139 people per km² +0.4%
1859 0.8175 people per km² +0.4%
1860 0.8213 people per km² +0.5%
1861 0.8253 people per km² +0.5%
1862 0.8294 people per km² +0.5%
1863 0.8338 people per km² +0.5%
1864 0.8381 people per km² +0.5%
1865 0.8425 people per km² +0.5%
1866 0.8468 people per km² +0.5%
1867 0.8512 people per km² +0.5%
1868 0.8557 people per km² +0.5%
1869 0.8603 people per km² +0.5%
1870 0.8651 people per km² +0.6%
1871 0.8701 people per km² +0.6%
1872 0.8753 people per km² +0.6%
1873 0.8807 people per km² +0.6%
1874 0.8861 people per km² +0.6%
1875 0.8916 people per km² +0.6%
1876 0.8971 people per km² +0.6%
1877 0.9026 people per km² +0.6%
1878 0.9081 people per km² +0.6%
1879 0.9137 people per km² +0.6%
1880 0.9193 people per km² +0.6%
1881 0.925 people per km² +0.6%
1882 0.9306 people per km² +0.6%
1883 0.9363 people per km² +0.6%
1884 0.9421 people per km² +0.6%
1885 0.9478 people per km² +0.6%
1886 0.9536 people per km² +0.6%
1887 0.9594 people per km² +0.6%
1888 0.9653 people per km² +0.6%
1889 0.9712 people per km² +0.6%
1890 0.9771 people per km² +0.6%
1891 0.983 people per km² +0.6%
1892 0.989 people per km² +0.6%
1893 0.995 people per km² +0.6%
1894 1 people per km² +0.6%
1895 1.01 people per km² +0.6%
1896 1.01 people per km² +0.6%
1897 1.02 people per km² +0.6%
1898 1.03 people per km² +0.6%
1899 1.03 people per km² +0.7%
1900 1.04 people per km² +0.9%
1901 1.05 people per km² +1.0%
1902 1.07 people per km² +1.2%
1903 1.08 people per km² +1.3%
1904 1.09 people per km² +1.3%
1905 1.11 people per km² +1.3%
1906 1.12 people per km² +1.3%
1907 1.14 people per km² +1.3%
1908 1.15 people per km² +1.3%
1909 1.17 people per km² +1.2%
1910 1.18 people per km² +1.2%
1911 1.19 people per km² +1.1%
1912 1.21 people per km² +1.1%
1913 1.22 people per km² +1.0%
1914 1.23 people per km² +1.0%
1915 1.24 people per km² +1.0%
1916 1.25 people per km² +1.0%
1917 1.27 people per km² +1.0%
1918 1.28 people per km² +0.8%
1919 1.29 people per km² +0.9%
1920 1.3 people per km² +1.0%
1921 1.32 people per km² +1.2%
1922 1.33 people per km² +1.3%
1923 1.35 people per km² +1.4%
1924 1.37 people per km² +1.4%
1925 1.39 people per km² +1.4%
1926 1.41 people per km² +1.4%
1927 1.43 people per km² +1.4%
1928 1.45 people per km² +1.4%
1929 1.47 people per km² +1.4%
1930 1.49 people per km² +1.4%
1931 1.51 people per km² +1.3%
1932 1.53 people per km² +1.3%
1933 1.55 people per km² +1.3%
1934 1.57 people per km² +1.3%
1935 1.59 people per km² +1.3%
1936 1.61 people per km² +1.3%
1937 1.63 people per km² +1.3%
1938 1.65 people per km² +1.3%
1939 1.68 people per km² +1.4%
1940 1.7 people per km² +1.5%
1941 1.73 people per km² +1.5%
1942 1.76 people per km² +1.6%
1943 1.79 people per km² +1.7%
1944 1.82 people per km² +1.7%
1945 1.85 people per km² +1.7%
1946 1.88 people per km² +1.7%
1947 1.91 people per km² +1.7%
1948 1.94 people per km² +1.7%
1949 1.98 people per km² +2.0%
1950 2.05 people per km² +3.5%
1951 2.12 people per km² +3.3%
1952 2.19 people per km² +3.2%
1953 2.26 people per km² +3.1%
1954 2.33 people per km² +3.1%
1955 2.4 people per km² +3.0%
1956 2.47 people per km² +2.9%
1957 2.54 people per km² +2.9%
1958 2.61 people per km² +2.9%
1959 2.69 people per km² +2.9%
1960 2.77 people per km² +2.9%
1961 2.85 people per km² +2.9%
1962 2.93 people per km² +2.9%
1963 3.02 people per km² +2.9%
1964 3.11 people per km² +2.9%
1965 3.2 people per km² +2.9%
1966 3.29 people per km² +2.9%
1967 3.38 people per km² +2.8%
1968 3.48 people per km² +2.8%
1969 3.57 people per km² +2.8%
1970 3.67 people per km² +2.8%
1971 3.77 people per km² +2.7%
1972 3.87 people per km² +2.7%
1973 3.98 people per km² +2.7%
1974 4.09 people per km² +2.7%
1975 4.2 people per km² +2.7%
1976 4.31 people per km² +2.8%
1977 4.44 people per km² +2.8%
1978 4.57 people per km² +2.9%
1979 4.7 people per km² +3.0%
1980 4.84 people per km² +3.0%
1981 4.99 people per km² +3.0%
1982 5.14 people per km² +3.0%
1983 5.3 people per km² +3.0%
1984 5.46 people per km² +3.0%
1985 5.62 people per km² +3.0%
1986 5.79 people per km² +3.1%
1987 5.97 people per km² +3.1%
1988 6.15 people per km² +3.1%
1989 6.34 people per km² +3.1%
1990 6.54 people per km² +3.1%
1991 6.75 people per km² +3.1%
1992 6.96 people per km² +3.2%
1993 7.18 people per km² +3.2%
1994 7.42 people per km² +3.3%
1995 7.67 people per km² +3.4%
1996 7.93 people per km² +3.4%
1997 8.2 people per km² +3.4%
1998 8.48 people per km² +3.4%
1999 8.78 people per km² +3.5%
2000 9.09 people per km² +3.5%
2001 9.41 people per km² +3.6%
2002 9.75 people per km² +3.6%
2003 10.1 people per km² +3.6%
2004 10.47 people per km² +3.7%
2005 10.86 people per km² +3.7%
2006 11.26 people per km² +3.7%
2007 11.69 people per km² +3.7%
2008 12.13 people per km² +3.8%
2009 12.59 people per km² +3.8%
2010 13.06 people per km² +3.8%
2011 13.56 people per km² +3.8%
2012 14.08 people per km² +3.8%
2013 14.62 people per km² +3.8%
2014 15.17 people per km² +3.8%
2015 15.74 people per km² +3.8%
2016 16.33 people per km² +3.7%
2017 16.92 people per km² +3.6%
2018 17.52 people per km² +3.5%
2019 18.12 people per km² +3.4%
2020 18.72 people per km² +3.4%
2021 19.34 people per km² +3.3%
2022 19.98 people per km² +3.3%
2023 20.65 people per km² +3.3%
2024 21.34 people per km² +3.3%
2025 22.04 people per km² +3.3%
2026 22.75 people per km² +3.2%
2027 23.47 people per km² +3.2%
2028 24.19 people per km² +3.1%
2029 24.93 people per km² +3.0%
2030 25.67 people per km² +3.0%
2031 26.42 people per km² +2.9%
2032 27.18 people per km² +2.9%
2033 27.94 people per km² +2.8%
2034 28.71 people per km² +2.8%
2035 29.49 people per km² +2.7%
2036 30.27 people per km² +2.6%
2037 31.05 people per km² +2.6%
2038 31.83 people per km² +2.5%
2039 32.62 people per km² +2.5%
2040 33.41 people per km² +2.4%
2041 34.2 people per km² +2.4%
2042 34.99 people per km² +2.3%
2043 35.79 people per km² +2.3%
2044 36.59 people per km² +2.2%
2045 37.4 people per km² +2.2%
2046 38.21 people per km² +2.2%
2047 39.02 people per km² +2.1%
2048 39.83 people per km² +2.1%
2049 40.64 people per km² +2.0%
2050 41.46 people per km² +2.0%
2051 42.27 people per km² +2.0%
2052 43.09 people per km² +1.9%
2053 43.9 people per km² +1.9%
2054 44.72 people per km² +1.9%
2055 45.53 people per km² +1.8%
2056 46.33 people per km² +1.8%
2057 47.14 people per km² +1.7%
2058 47.94 people per km² +1.7%
2059 48.73 people per km² +1.7%
2060 49.52 people per km² +1.6%
2061 50.3 people per km² +1.6%
2062 51.08 people per km² +1.5%
2063 51.84 people per km² +1.5%
2064 52.6 people per km² +1.5%
2065 53.35 people per km² +1.4%
2066 54.1 people per km² +1.4%
2067 54.83 people per km² +1.4%
2068 55.56 people per km² +1.3%
2069 56.27 people per km² +1.3%
2070 56.97 people per km² +1.2%
2071 57.66 people per km² +1.2%
2072 58.34 people per km² +1.2%
2073 59.01 people per km² +1.1%
2074 59.67 people per km² +1.1%
2075 60.31 people per km² +1.1%
2076 60.94 people per km² +1.0%
2077 61.56 people per km² +1.0%
2078 62.17 people per km² +1.0%
2079 62.76 people per km² +1.0%
2080 63.34 people per km² +0.9%
2081 63.9 people per km² +0.9%
2082 64.45 people per km² +0.9%
2083 64.98 people per km² +0.8%
2084 65.5 people per km² +0.8%
2085 66.01 people per km² +0.8%
2086 66.49 people per km² +0.7%
2087 66.96 people per km² +0.7%
2088 67.42 people per km² +0.7%
2089 67.86 people per km² +0.7%
2090 68.29 people per km² +0.6%
2091 68.7 people per km² +0.6%
2092 69.09 people per km² +0.6%
2093 69.47 people per km² +0.5%
2094 69.83 people per km² +0.5%
2095 70.18 people per km² +0.5%
2096 70.52 people per km² +0.5%
2097 70.83 people per km² +0.5%
2098 71.14 people per km² +0.4%
2099 71.42 people per km² +0.4%
2100 71.7 people per km² +0.4%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 71.7 people per km² is below the median for low income countries, which is 165.91 people per km², 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 71.7 people per km² is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -32.1% 0.992 people per km² 0.6732 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.4326 people per km² 0.4326 people per km² 0.4326 people per km² 1
1100s 0.4651 people per km² 0.4651 people per km² 0.4651 people per km² 1
1200s 0.4975 people per km² 0.4975 people per km² 0.4975 people per km² 1
1300s 0.5526 people per km² 0.5526 people per km² 0.5526 people per km² 1
1400s 0.5921 people per km² 0.5921 people per km² 0.5921 people per km² 1
1500s 0.6489 people per km² 0.6489 people per km² 0.6489 people per km² 1
1600s 0.7571 people per km² 0.7571 people per km² 0.7571 people per km² 1
1700s 0.8652 people per km² 0.8652 people per km² 0.8652 people per km² 1
1710s 0.9162 people per km² 0.9162 people per km² 0.9162 people per km² 1
1720s 0.9239 people per km² 0.9239 people per km² 0.9239 people per km² 1
1730s 0.932 people per km² 0.932 people per km² 0.932 people per km² 1
1740s 0.9406 people per km² 0.9406 people per km² 0.9406 people per km² 1
1750s 0.9496 people per km² 0.9496 people per km² 0.9496 people per km² 1
1760s 0.9592 people per km² 0.9592 people per km² 0.9592 people per km² 1
1770s 0.9694 people per km² 0.9694 people per km² 0.9694 people per km² 1
1780s 0.9803 people per km² 0.9803 people per km² 0.9803 people per km² 1
1790s 0.992 people per km² 0.992 people per km² 0.992 people per km² 1
1800s 0.6732 people per km² 0.6732 people per km² 0.6732 people per km² 10
1810s 0.676 people per km² 0.6732 people per km² 0.6809 people per km² 10
1820s 0.6933 people per km² 0.6826 people per km² 0.7063 people per km² 10
1830s 0.7268 people per km² 0.7098 people per km² 0.7441 people per km² 10
1840s 0.766 people per km² 0.748 people per km² 0.7842 people per km² 10
1850s 0.8022 people per km² 0.7883 people per km² 0.8175 people per km² 10
1860s 0.8404 people per km² 0.8213 people per km² 0.8603 people per km² 10
1870s 0.889 people per km² 0.8651 people per km² 0.9137 people per km² 10
1880s 0.9451 people per km² 0.9193 people per km² 0.9712 people per km² 10
1890s 1 people per km² 0.9771 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 10
1900s 1.1 people per km² 1.04 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 10
1910s 1.24 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1.29 people per km² 10
1920s 1.38 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1.47 people per km² 10
1930s 1.58 people per km² 1.49 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 10
1940s 1.83 people per km² 1.7 people per km² 1.98 people per km² 10
1950s 2.36 people per km² 2.05 people per km² 2.69 people per km² 10
1960s 3.16 people per km² 2.77 people per km² 3.57 people per km² 10
1970s 4.16 people per km² 3.67 people per km² 4.7 people per km² 10
1980s 5.56 people per km² 4.84 people per km² 6.34 people per km² 10
1990s 7.59 people per km² 6.54 people per km² 8.78 people per km² 10
2000s 10.73 people per km² 9.09 people per km² 12.59 people per km² 10
2010s 15.51 people per km² 13.06 people per km² 18.12 people per km² 10
2020s 21.74 people per km² 18.72 people per km² 24.93 people per km² 10
2030s 29.12 people per km² 25.67 people per km² 32.62 people per km² 10
2040s 37.01 people per km² 33.41 people per km² 40.64 people per km² 10
2050s 45.11 people per km² 41.46 people per km² 48.73 people per km² 10
2060s 52.94 people per km² 49.52 people per km² 56.27 people per km² 10
2070s 59.94 people per km² 56.97 people per km² 62.76 people per km² 10
2080s 65.69 people per km² 63.34 people per km² 67.86 people per km² 10
2090s 69.95 people per km² 68.29 people per km² 71.42 people per km² 10
2100s 71.7 people per km² 71.7 people per km² 71.7 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Niger?
Population density in Niger was 71.7 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 71.7 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4326 people per km² in 1000.
How does Niger rank for population density?
Niger ranks 147th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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