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Niger
Republic of Niger
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Population
26.31M
Capital
Niamey
Area
1,267,000 km²
Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$19.88B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$735
as of 2024
Population
27.03M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
3.3%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
9.1%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
0.4%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
15.6%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
61.43
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
4.0%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.1%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
18.0%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
5.93
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
50.0%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
1.27M
as of 2023
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About Niger
- Languages
- French
- Currencies
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Demonym
- Nigerien
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- NE · NER
- Map
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