Niger Population Pyramid 2001
Niger in 2001
In 2001, Niger had a total population of 11,920,647 people. That is 39.5% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 8,546,900.
Half of the population was younger than 16.2 years; 47.5% were children under 15 and 2.3% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Niger had on average 6.06 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 61.2 years on average (62.1 years for girls, 60.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
430,401 immigrants live in Niger, 1.6% of the population.
| Nigeria | 199,722 |
| Mali | 140,431 |
| Burkina Faso | 31,858 |
| Benin | 29,525 |
| Togo | 15,994 |
439,343 people born in Niger live in other countries.
| Nigeria | 129,540 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 97,848 |
| Benin | 82,865 |
| Togo | 66,820 |
| Mali | 14,974 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11,920,648 | 16.2 | |
| Mali | 11,912,158 | 16.5 | |
| Burkina Faso | 12,295,001 | 16.6 | |
| Senegal | 10,212,942 | 17.7 | |
| Guinea | 8,539,960 | 17.3 |





