Niger: Facts & Stats
News •
Nigeria's Renaissance Energy halts production on one line of Trans Niger oil pipeline
• May 17, 2025, 4:07 AM ET (Reuters)
France's Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets, FT reports
• May 17, 2025, 2:28 AM ET (Reuters)
A French mining company sues Niger after its director disappears and offices are raided
• May 15, 2025, 5:44 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Warriors to face Burkina Faso, Niger
• May 14, 2025, 2:28 AM ET (DailyNews)
‘What do I tell our children?’: 5 from Jharkhand abducted by armed men in West Africa’s Niger, a desperate wait for families back home
• May 4, 2025, 3:23 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Facts
Also Known As | République du Niger • Republic of Niger |
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Head Of Government | Prime Minister: Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine (acting)1 |
Capital | Niamey |
Population | (2025 est.) 27,275,000 |
Head Of State | Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani1 |
Form Of Government | transitional military council1 |
Official Language | French |
Official Religion | none |
Official Name | République du Niger (Republic of Niger) |
Total Area (Sq Km) | 1,267,000 |
Total Area (Sq Mi) | 489,189 |
Monetary Unit | CFA franc (CFAF) |
Population Rank | (2025) 55 |
Population Projection 2030 | 34,535,000 |
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi | (2025) 55.8 |
Density: Persons Per Sq Km | (2025) 21.5 |
Urban-Rural Population | Urban: (2024) 17.2% • Rural: (2024) 82.8% |
Life Expectancy At Birth | Male: (2021) 64.8 years • Female: (2021) 66.5 years |
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate | Male: (2022) 46% • Female: (2022) 30% |
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) | (2023) 16,303 |
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) | (2023) 620 |
1Pres. Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a military coup on July 26, 2023. The military suspended the constitution and dissolved government institutions. On July 28, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani was declared president of the newly formed transitional military council, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country. On August 7, the council appointed Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as acting prime minister. |
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