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Population in Niger

Niger: Population was 26.16 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
26.16 million people
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
56th
of 238 countries
All-time high
26.16 million people
in 2023
All-time low
548,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Niger, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Niger stood at 26.16 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Niger peaked at 26.16 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 548,000 people, in 1000.

That places Niger 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 548,000 people 548,000 people 548,000 people 1
1100s 589,100 people 589,100 people 589,100 people 1
1200s 630,200 people 630,200 people 630,200 people 1
1300s 700,000 people 700,000 people 700,000 people 1
1400s 750,000 people 750,000 people 750,000 people 1
1500s 822,000 people 822,000 people 822,000 people 1
1600s 959,000 people 959,000 people 959,000 people 1
1700s 1.10 million people 1.10 million people 1.10 million people 1
1710s 1.16 million people 1.16 million people 1.16 million people 1
1720s 1.17 million people 1.17 million people 1.17 million people 1
1730s 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1
1740s 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1
1750s 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1
1760s 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1
1770s 1.23 million people 1.23 million people 1.23 million people 1
1780s 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1
1790s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1800s 852,737 people 852,737 people 852,737 people 10
1810s 856,297 people 852,737 people 862,482 people 10
1820s 878,260 people 864,668 people 894,618 people 10
1830s 920,687 people 899,109 people 942,568 people 10
1840s 970,265 people 947,525 people 993,325 people 10
1850s 1.02 million people 998,548 people 1.04 million people 10
1860s 1.06 million people 1.04 million people 1.09 million people 10
1870s 1.13 million people 1.10 million people 1.16 million people 10
1880s 1.20 million people 1.16 million people 1.23 million people 10
1890s 1.27 million people 1.24 million people 1.31 million people 10
1900s 1.40 million people 1.32 million people 1.48 million people 10
1910s 1.56 million people 1.49 million people 1.63 million people 10
1920s 1.75 million people 1.65 million people 1.86 million people 10
1930s 2.00 million people 1.89 million people 2.12 million people 10
1940s 2.32 million people 2.15 million people 2.51 million people 10
1950s 3.00 million people 2.60 million people 3.41 million people 10
1960s 4.00 million people 3.51 million people 4.53 million people 10
1970s 5.27 million people 4.65 million people 5.96 million people 10
1980s 7.04 million people 6.14 million people 8.03 million people 10
1990s 9.62 million people 8.29 million people 11.12 million people 10
2000s 13.60 million people 11.51 million people 15.94 million people 10
2010s 19.65 million people 16.55 million people 22.95 million people 10
2020s 24.92 million people 23.72 million people 26.16 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Niger?
Population in Niger was 26.16 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 26.16 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 548,000 people in 1000.
How does Niger rank for population?
Niger ranks 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.