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Last update: 2025-08-11
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 80 (2025)
Inflation rate
9.1% (2024)
Unemployment rate
0.4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
45.5% (2021)
Gini coefficient
32.9 (2021)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.11
Beer
0.04
Wine
0.01
Spirits
0.06
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
26 342 784 (2024)
Male population
13 056 203
Female population
13 286 581
Population growth rate
3.66% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
46.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9.5 (2024)
Urbanization
17.1% (2023)
Credit ratings
Moody's
B3
Current as of
2019
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
95.17%
iOS
4.08%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+227
Internet domain
.ne
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1 (2022)
Internet user penetration
23% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2022)
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
NG
Capital
Niamey
Official language
French
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
7.5%
Smoking men
1.2%
Smoking women
13.7%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
1 267 000
Land area
1 266 700
Water area
300
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- TikTok
- Facebook
Age structure
0-14 years
49.5%
15-64 years
47.8%
65+ years
2.7%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Last update: 2025-08-11