NIGER
Population

Population

The population of Niger is 26,343,00 (2024 estimate). The population density is about 20 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• The natural population growth rate is 3.66%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 46.6 (2024)
• Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 9.5 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 60.9 years (men 59.3 and women 62.6 years) (2024)

Southern Niger is home to the farming Haussa (53.1%), Songhai and Djerma (21.2%) and Kanuri ( 5.9%). About 20% of the population are nomadic pastoralists who live in the north. These include the Fulani or Fulbe (6.5%), the Tuareg (11%) and the Tubo (0.4%).

Language

French is the official language of Niger. Furthermore, indigenous languages such as Hausa, Djerma, Kanuri and Tamasheq are spoken.

Religion

In Niger, 80% of the population is Muslim (Sunnis). The rest of the population practises an indigenous religion or is Christian.

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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