Niger Population Pyramid 2018
Niger in 2018
As of 2018, Niger counted 22,188,069 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 15,361,914; it has grown by 44.4% since.
With a median age of 15.7 years, Niger had a youth dependency ratio of 99.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.1 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 22,188,069 | 15.7 | |
| Mali | 20,442,030 | 16.0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 20,438,288 | 17.4 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 27,464,173 | 18.9 | |
| Senegal | 15,914,499 | 19.0 |





