Demographics of Niger
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Niger, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The largest ethnic groups in Niger are the Hausa, who also constitute the major ethnic group in northern Nigeria, and the Zarma Songhay, who also are found in parts of Mali. Both groups are sedentary farmers who live in the arable, southern tier. The Kanouri make up the majority of sedentary population in the far southeast of the nation. The remainder of the Nigerien people are nomadic or seminomadic livestock-raising peoples—Tuareg, Fulani, Toubou and Diffa Arabs. With rapidly growing populations and the consequent competition for meager natural resources, lifestyles of these two types of peoples have come increasingly into conflict in Niger in recent years.
Niger's high infant mortality rate is comparable to levels recorded in neighboring countries. However, the child mortality rate is exceptionally high due to generally poor health conditions and inadequate nutrition for most of the country's children. Niger's very high total fertility rate, nonetheless, means that nearly half of the Nigerien population is under age 15. School attendance is low, including 38% of males and 27% of females. Additional education occurs through Koranic schools.
Population
| Year | Population | |
| 1960 | 3,240,000 | — |
| 1970 | 4,210,000 | 29.9% |
| 1980 | 5,578,000 | 32.5% |
| 1990 | 7,754,610 | 39.0% |
| 2000 | 10,492,569 | 35.3% |
| 2010 | 15,203,822 | 44.9% |
Source: Institut National de la Statistique - Niger
Census results
UN estimates
According to the total population was in, compared to only 2 462 000 in 1950. The proportion of children and teenagers below the age of 15 in 2010 was 49%, 48.8% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while only 2.2% was 65 years or older.| Total population | Population aged 0–14 | Population aged 15–64 | Population aged 65+ | |
| 1950 | 2 462 000 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 0.9 |
| 1955 | 2 834 000 | 48.1 | 51.1 | 0.8 |
| 1960 | 3 250 000 | 47.1 | 51.8 | 1.1 |
| 1965 | 3 766 000 | 46.9 | 51.7 | 1.3 |
| 1970 | 4 373 000 | 47.7 | 50.8 | 1.5 |
| 1975 | 5 071 000 | 48.1 | 50.3 | 1.6 |
| 1980 | 5 871 000 | 48.0 | 50.3 | 1.7 |
| 1985 | 6 744 000 | 48.2 | 49.9 | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 7 788 000 | 48.3 | 49.7 | 2.0 |
| 1995 | 9 179 000 | 48.3 | 49.6 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | 10 922 000 | 48.5 | 49.4 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 12 994 000 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 15 512 000 | 49.0 | 48.8 | 2.2 |
Life expectancy
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events in Niger is incomplete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.Fertility and births
Total fertility rate and crude birth rate :| Year | CBR total | TFR total | CBR urban | TFR urban | CBR rural | TFR rural |
| 1988 | 7.51 | |||||
| 1992 | 7.37 | 6.71 | 7.52 | |||
| 1998 | 52.8 | 7.5 | 44.0 | 5.9 | 55.0 | 7.9 |
| 2006 | 46.1 | 7.1 | 40.7 | 6.0 | 47.1 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | 46.6 | 7.6 | 39.0 | 5.6 | 48.1 | 8.1 |
Fertility data as of 2012 :
| Region | Total fertility rate | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 |
| Agadez | 5.7 | 9.2 | 7.1 |
| Diffa | 6.4 | 11.0 | 6.3 |
| Dosso | 7.5 | 11.7 | 7.7 |
| Maradi | 8.4 | 16.4 | 9.0 |
| Tahoua | 7.3 | 13.0 | 7.5 |
| Tillabéri | 7.9 | 15.6 | 7.8 |
| Zinder | 8.5 | 17.3 | 8.6 |
| Niamey | 5.3 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
Ethnic groups
Core health indicators
Other demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.- One birth every 29 seconds
- One death every 3 minutes
- One net migrant every 90 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 36 seconds
Population
Age structure
Birth rate
Death rate
[Total fertility rate]
Median age
Population growth rate
Mother's mean age at first birth
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Net migration rate
[Dependency ratio]s
Urbanization
Sex ratio
at birth:1.03 male/female
younger than 15 years:
1.02 male/female
15–64 years:
0.99 male/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male/female
total population:
1 male/female
Life expectancy at birth
Nationality
noun:Nigerien
adjective:
Nigerien
Ethnic Groups
- Hausa 53.1%
- Zarma/Songhai 21.2%
- Tuareg 11%
- Fulani 6.5%
- Kanuri 5.9%
- Gurma 0.8%
- Arab 0.4%
- Tubu 0.4%
- Other/Unavailable 0.9%
Religions
Languages
- French
- Hausa
- Zarma
Literacy