People [1]

People

Population 22,593,590 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 3.095 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 98.296 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 45.437 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 61.6 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 58.941 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 3.39 billion kWh (2021) #131
Consumption 2.68 billion kWh (2021) #137
Exports 0.55 billion kWh (2021) #76
Imports 0.2 billion kWh (2021) #98
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.09 billion kWh (2021) #115

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 37.86 thousand bbl/day (2021) #110
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 25 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 21,955,565 (2018 est.)
Highways 139,107 km (2018)
Internet Users 1,940,978 (2016 est.)
Railways 593 km (2014)
Telephones 228,097 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

Locationinterior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger
Total Area1,240,192 sq. km
Land Area1,220,190 sq. km
Water Area20,002 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatesubtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
Terrainmostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast
Lowest PointSenegal River 23 m
Highest Point Hombori Tondo 1,155 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020