Country profile
Niger
Niger ranks #55 of 215 for population, #200 of 209 for gdp per capita, #206 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
27M
people · 2024
Rank #55 of 215
Life expectancy
61.4
years · 2024
Rank #206 of 216
Poverty headcount
60.5%
% of population · 2021
Rank #9 of 186
Under-5 mortality
111
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #2 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
20.1%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #222 of 232
Tobacco use
7.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #150 of 163
Calorie supply
2,654
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #140 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
85,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #177 of 203
GDP per capita
$735
current US$ · 2024
Rank #200 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
9.07
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #29 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
123
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #154 of 210
Forest area
0.82%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #247 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
85.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #1 of 248
Protected areas
21%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #66 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #205 of 210
Fertilizer use
0.77
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #186 of 194
Pesticide use
0
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #192 of 193
Cereal yield
0.58
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #179 of 182
Digital
Internet users
15.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #203 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.11
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #241 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
60.6
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #242 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
20.1%
% of population · 2023
Rank #210 of 215
Renewable electricity output
7.83%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #194 of 257
Energy use per person
519
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #203 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.23
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #132 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Niger; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield