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Niger
Republic of Niger
Quick facts
- Capital
- Niamey
- Population
- 19 m
- Area
- 1,267,000 km²
- Region
- Western Africa
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (Fr)
- Demonym
- Nigerien
- UN member
- Yes
How Niger compares
Economy size$20 B
126th of 178 worldwide · 9th of 16 in Western Africa
Income per person$735
168th of 178 worldwide · 16th of 16 in Western Africa
Life expectancy61.4 yrs
169th of 179 worldwide · 11th of 16 in Western Africa
Internet access15.6%
172nd of 179 worldwide · 16th of 16 in Western Africa
Military spending$436 M
107th of 163 worldwide · 7th of 16 in Western Africa
Highlights
GDP
$20 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$735
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
61.4 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Researchers (per million)
27
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Internet users
15.6%
ITU / World Bank2024
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
6.4%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the green Sahara and the caravan sultanate of Aïr to a French colony forged in violence, an independent republic, and a Sahelian state of uranium, drought and coups.
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