Niger Population Pyramid 2028
Niger in 2028
By 2028, the population of Niger is expected to reach 30,643,562. Compared with 2018, when the projection stands at 22,188,069, that represents growth of 38.1% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 17.2 years, with 86.2 children under 15 and 5.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 30,643,563 | 17.2 | |
| Mali | 27,440,611 | 17.3 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 35,077,096 | 19.9 | |
| Burkina Faso | 25,661,941 | 19.6 | |
| Ghana | 36,959,314 | 23.1 |





