Niger AI Report
Date: September 27, 2025
Niger is a mid-size country with 0.3% of the world's population. Niger is a republic country. It has 3 world heritage sites. It produces 1.4% Onions of the world. It is rich in resources and has 4.7% Uranium of the world.
Niger is the 54th ranked country in population and 20th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.


Niger is the 16th highest ranked in Onion prod. out of all the 195 countries.This is indicative of a more fertile land, suitable for producing high quantities of onion when compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Niger is the 22nd highest ranked in Employment in Agriculture . This implies that a significant portion of population is living in rural areas or simply imply that the country is developing
Niger is the 25th highest ranked in Rural Pop. out of all the 195 countries.This implies that the economy of this country is majorly agriculture driven, or may imply that there is less industrialisation when compared to other countries.


Niger is the 3rd worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
Niger is the 5th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Niger is the 12th worst ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Niger is the 19th worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developing country.
Languages Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Songhay Languages | # People | 49,166 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | Songhay Languages as a % of total Songhay Languages speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1125 | ||
3 | Berber | # People | 116,117 | 3 | 1129 | ||
4 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 5 | 1130 | ||
5 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1128 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | French | # People | 596,219 | 18 | 1232 | ||
2 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 16 | 1230 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 2 | 1128 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 2 | 1129 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 13 | 1126 | ||
4 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 22 | 1129 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 175 | 1230 | ||
2 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 174 | 1233 | ||
3 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 171 | 1232 | ||
4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 171 | 1230 | ||
5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 171 | 1232 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 141 | 1231 | ||
7 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 135 | 1231 | ||
8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 116 | 1231 | ||
9 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 109 | 1231 | ||
10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 89 | 1232 | ||
11 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 87 | 1230 | ||
12 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 53 | 1234 | ||
13 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 40 | 1231 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 5 | 1130 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 193 | 1231 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 180 | 1235 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 149 | 1233 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 144 | 1233 | ||
5 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 136 | 1234 | ||
6 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 131 | 1233 | ||
7 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 113 | 1235 | ||
8 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 109 | 1230 | ||
9 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 100 | 1232 | ||
10 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 98 | 1234 | ||
11 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 87 | 1234 | ||
12 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 83 | 1231 | ||
13 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 74 | 1233 | ||
14 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 74 | 1230 | ||
15 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 66 | 1235 | ||
16 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 62 | 1234 | ||
17 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 55 | 1230 | ||
18 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 26 | 1235 | ||
19 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 13 | 1232 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 5 | 1126 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 25 | 1127 | ||
3 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 26 | 1126 | |||
4 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 7 | 1125 | ||
5 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 9 | 1130 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 191 | 1233 | ||
2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 186 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1230 | ||
4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 108 | 1235 | ||
6 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1232 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 97 | 1234 | ||
8 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 102 | 1233 | ||
9 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 82 | 1235 | |||
10 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 63 | 1233 |
Demographics Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 6 | 1127 | ||
2 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 27 | 1127 | ||
3 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 33 | 1125 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 164 | 1233 | ||
2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 163 | 1231 | ||
3 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 163 | 1232 | ||
4 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 54 | 1235 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 53 | 1234 | ||
6 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 52 | 1233 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 10 | 1129 | ||
2 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 10 | 1130 | ||
3 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 16 | 1130 | ||
4 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 16 | 1129 | ||
5 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 19 | 1129 | ||
6 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 19 | 1129 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 178 | 1232 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 166 | 1233 | ||
3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 139 | 1232 | ||
4 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 118 | 1232 | ||
5 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 123 | 1234 | ||
6 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 112 | 1233 | |||
7 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 120 | 1235 | ||
8 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 103 | 1235 | ||
9 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 77 | 1232 | ||
10 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 83 | 1234 | ||
11 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 84 | 1235 | ||
12 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 72 | 1230 | |||
13 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 78 | 1234 | ||
14 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 74 | 1230 | ||
15 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 76 | 1233 | ||
16 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 65 | 1230 | ||
17 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 70 | 1234 | ||
18 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 72 | 1230 | ||
19 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 70 | 1231 | ||
20 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 61 | 1230 | ||
21 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 61 | 1235 | ||
22 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 51 | 1232 | ||
23 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 55 | 1233 | ||
24 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 55 | 1235 | ||
25 | Coal Production (% of Total Coal Production) | Percent | 1 | 46 | 1232 | ||
26 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 33 | 1232 | ||
27 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 33 | 1233 | ||
28 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 31 | 1232 | ||
29 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 31 | 1233 | ||
30 | Uranium prod. | Tons | 2,516 | 7 | 1231 | ||
31 | Uranium Produced/Total Uranium Produced % | Weight | 5 | 7 | 1233 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1130 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,051 | 177 | 1231 | ||
2 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 159 | 1233 | |||
3 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 150 | 1233 | |||
4 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 138 | 1231 | |||
5 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 140 | 1233 | ||
6 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 125 | 1233 | |||
7 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 138 | 1235 | ||
8 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 113 | 1231 | ||
9 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 123 | 1235 | ||
10 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 86 | 1233 | ||
11 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 86 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 19 | 1129 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 19 | 1125 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 27 | 1128 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 104 | 1233 | ||
2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 93 | 1231 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 190 | 1233 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 185 | 1231 | ||
3 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 183 | 1232 | ||
4 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 167 | 1233 | ||
5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 161 | 1231 | ||
6 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 158 | 1230 | ||
7 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 143 | 1234 | ||
8 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 128 | 1235 | ||
9 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 128 | 1233 | ||
10 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 128 | 1235 | ||
11 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 114 | 1230 | ||
12 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 87 | 1235 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 189 | 1231 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 188 | 1235 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 183 | 1231 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 183 | 1235 | ||
5 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 181 | 1232 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 180 | 1235 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 175 | 1235 | ||
8 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 142 | 1230 | ||
9 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 139 | 1235 | ||
10 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 152 | 1231 | ||
11 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 149 | 1231 | ||
12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 142 | 1230 | ||
13 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 141 | 1234 | ||
14 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 109 | 1232 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 180 | 1235 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 87 | 1231 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 164 | 1235 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1231 | ||
3 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 136 | 1235 | ||
4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1230 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 118 | 1235 | ||
6 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 78 | 1230 |
Language
- Official Language:
- 1. Songhay Languages : 5,106,423
- 2. Berber : 2,829,000
Mother Tongue : Songhay Languages
Literacy Rate (%) : 35.1
Basic Details
Country Capital | : | Niamey |
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GDP Per Capita | : | 751 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 177th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 61 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 4,504,759 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 109th/195 |
Area | : | 1,266,690 |
Area Rank | : | 20th/195 |
Total Population | : | 27,918 |
Total Population Rank | : | 54th/195 |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Niger
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Agadez | 166,140 |
2 | Maradi | 401,744 |
3 | Niamey | 1,470,454 |
4 | Tahoua | 177,116 |
5 | Zinder | 354,232 |
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