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WESTERN AFRICA

Niger

NE

Niamey · pop. 26M · French · West African CFA franc · landlocked

hunger

1.9 million people in crisis or worse

7% of the 28.1 million analysed · IPC, Nov 2025

Trajectories

economic complexity

#109

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · −0.83

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	−0.80
1996	−0.67	+0.13 pts
1997	−0.45	+0.22 pts
1998	−0.74	−0.29 pts
1999	−0.63	+0.11 pts
2000	−0.49	+0.14 pts
2001	−0.40	+0.09 pts
2002	−0.46	−0.05 pts
2003	−0.59	−0.13 pts
2004	−0.77	−0.18 pts
2005	−0.21	+0.56 pts
2006high	−0.05	+0.16 pts
2007	−0.15	−0.10 pts
2008	−0.46	−0.31 pts
2009	−0.99	−0.53 pts
2010	−0.53	+0.46 pts
2011	−1.01	−0.49 pts
2012	−1.22	−0.20 pts
2013low	−1.46	−0.24 pts
2014	−0.91	+0.55 pts
2015	−1.31	−0.40 pts
2016	−0.68	+0.63 pts
2017	−0.70	−0.02 pts
2018	−0.57	+0.13 pts
2019	−0.70	−0.14 pts
2020	−0.76	−0.06 pts
2021	−0.94	−0.18 pts
2022	−0.40	+0.54 pts
2023	−1.02	−0.62 pts
2024latest	−0.83	+0.19 pts

economic momentum

$735

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $735

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	$424
1991	$384	−9.3%
1992	$384	−0.1%
1993	$335	−12.7%
1994	$206	−38.5%
1995	$237	+14.9%
1996	$239	+1.0%
1997	$221	−7.9%
1998	$246	+11.6%
1999	$228	−7.2%
2000low	$195	−14.7%
2001	$205	+5.5%
2002	$225	+9.7%
2003	$265	+17.7%
2004	$283	+6.9%
2005	$319	+12.4%
2006	$333	+4.6%
2007	$387	+16.1%
2008	$475	+22.7%
2009	$461	−2.9%
2010	$474	+2.9%
2011	$511	+7.7%
2012	$529	+3.5%
2013	$552	+4.5%
2014	$565	+2.4%
2015	$486	−14.1%
2016	$503	+3.5%
2017	$522	+3.8%
2018	$579	+10.9%
2019	$562	−2.9%
2020	$580	+3.2%
2021	$609	+5.0%
2022	$610	+0.2%
2023	$638	+4.7%
2024latest	$735	+15.2%

prices

9.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 9.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	−0.8%
1991low	−7.8%	−7.02 pts
1992	−4.5%	+3.32 pts
1993	−1.2%	+3.26 pts
1994high	36.0%	+37.3 pts
1995	10.6%	−25.5 pts
1996	5.3%	−5.27 pts
1997	2.9%	−2.36 pts
1998	4.5%	+1.61 pts
1999	−2.3%	−6.85 pts
2000	2.9%	+5.20 pts
2001	4.0%	+1.11 pts
2002	2.6%	−1.38 pts
2003	−1.6%	−4.24 pts
2004	0.3%	+1.88 pts
2005	7.8%	+7.53 pts
2006	0.0%	−7.76 pts
2007	0.1%	+0.01 pts
2008	11.3%	+11.3 pts
2009	0.6%	−10.7 pts
2010	0.8%	+0.22 pts
2011	2.9%	+2.14 pts
2012	0.5%	−2.49 pts
2013	2.3%	+1.84 pts
2014	−0.9%	−3.23 pts
2015	−0.6%	+0.35 pts
2016	1.7%	+2.23 pts
2017	2.8%	+1.14 pts
2018	3.0%	+0.17 pts
2019	−2.5%	−5.46 pts
2020	2.9%	+5.39 pts
2021	3.8%	+0.94 pts
2022	4.2%	+0.39 pts
2023	3.7%	−0.53 pts
2024latest	9.1%	+5.37 pts

demographic curve

5.9 children per woman

High fertility: the population is still expanding fast. Fell from 7.8 in 1980.

2024 · 5.9

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960	7.5
1961	7.5	−0.2%
1962	7.5	−0.1%
1963	7.5	−0.2%
1964	7.5	−0.1%
1965	7.5	−0.2%
1966	7.5	+0.2%
1967	7.5	+0.1%
1968	7.5	+0.1%
1969	7.5	+0.1%
1970	7.5	+0.1%
1971	7.5	+0.1%
1972	7.5	+0.1%
1973	7.5	+0.1%
1974	7.5	+0.1%
1975	7.5	0.0%
1976	7.6	+0.3%
1977	7.6	+0.4%
1978	7.7	+0.9%
1979	7.7	+0.8%
1980	7.8	+0.8%
1981	7.8	+0.5%
1982	7.9	+0.5%
1983	7.9	+0.5%
1984	7.9	+0.2%
1985high	7.9	+0.1%
1986	7.9	−0.4%
1987	7.9	−0.4%
1988	7.8	−0.4%
1989	7.8	−0.3%
1990	7.8	−0.2%
1991	7.8	−0.1%
1992	7.8	0.0%
1993	7.8	−0.1%
1994	7.8	−0.1%
1995	7.8	−0.1%
1996	7.8	+0.1%
1997	7.8	+0.3%
1998	7.8	+0.5%
1999	7.8	0.0%
2000	7.8	−0.1%
2001	7.8	−0.2%
2002	7.8	−0.2%
2003	7.8	−0.1%
2004	7.8	−0.2%
2005	7.8	−0.1%
2006	7.7	−0.3%
2007	7.7	−0.2%
2008	7.7	−0.3%
2009	7.7	−0.3%
2010	7.6	−0.5%
2011	7.6	−0.6%
2012	7.5	−0.9%
2013	7.4	−1.1%
2014	7.3	−1.4%
2015	7.2	−1.7%
2016	7.0	−2.4%
2017	6.9	−2.4%
2018	6.7	−2.4%
2019	6.5	−2.5%
2020	6.4	−2.6%
2021	6.2	−2.7%
2022	6.1	−1.0%
2023	6.1	−1.2%
2024latest	5.9	−2.1%

Metrics

population

26M

55 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$17B

132 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$638

163 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$332M

110 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

2.0%

54 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

1.3M km²

22 of 176

REST Countries
population density

20.0 /km²

142 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

61.2 yr

164 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

23%

152 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

0.12 t

159 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

18%

166 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

5.9

5 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

1.7%

114 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

3.3%

63 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
scientific articles / yr

74

141 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

9%

62 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

32.9

49 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

0%

1 of 166

ILO via World Bank
adult literacy

36%

107 of 109

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.18

104 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

34

96 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

28.4

52 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.419

160 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

370K

22 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

44K

29 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data