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Niger: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 26,207,977 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 3.713 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 105.126 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 16.894 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 59.5 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.576 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.45 billion kWh (2021) #167
Consumption 1.28 billion kWh (2021) #148
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 1.16 billion kWh (2021) #69
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.05 billion kWh (2021) #158

Oil

Ranking
Production 8.41 thousand bbl/day (2021) #94
Consumption 13.26 thousand bbl/day (2021) #148
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.15 billion bbl (2021) #61

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

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 30 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 8,778,884 (2017 est.)
Highways 18,949 km (18949)
Internet Users 805,702 (2016 est.)
Telephones 114,352 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, southeast of Algeria
Total Area1,267,000 sq. km
Land Area1,266,700 sq. km
Water Area300 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatedesert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrainpredominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Lowest PointNiger River 200 m
Highest Point Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 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