Niger's Demographics

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The population of Niger is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.

The population of Niger grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 18th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Mali.

Population data for Niger has been rated as Grade E - E. The primary reasons being that Niger last conducted a national census in 2012 and 63.9% of births in Niger are recorded.


Source: World Economics, World Bank & United Nations
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Niger's Population Data Quality

Niger last conducted a national census in 2012 and 63.9% of births are recorded.

Niger's data quality ranks 126th out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Africa region, Niger ranks 26th for the region.

It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Niger.


Key Demographic Data

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Population
Total Size (Millions) Million people
Annual Growth Rate (%) N/A Year on Year Percentage Change
 
Employment
Unemployment Rate (%) Percentage of the working population out of work
 
Age Dependency Ratio
Young (2019, %) 91.7 The ratio of younger dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Old (2019, %) 5.1 The ratio of elderly dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Total (2019, %) 96.8 The ratio of all dependents (young + elderly), compared to the number of people of working age
 
Additional Data
Last Census Year 2012 % of GDP
Registration of Births 63.9% The percentage of births recorded in offical population data each year
 
 
Population Quality Rating Grade E Grade E - E


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