Africa · Western Africa

Niger

Republic of Niger

CapitalNiamey

Population27,917,831World Bank 2025

Area1,267,000 km²

CurrencyXOF — West African CFA franc

LanguagesFrench

Calling code+227

Time zones

GDPUSD 21.65B

GDP per capitaUSD 775

Life expectancy61.4 years

Internet users15.6%

What this means

Niger is in Africa (Western Africa). About 27.92M people live there, or roughly 22.0 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 775, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.

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Neighboring countries

Algeria Benin Burkina Faso Chad Libya Mali Nigeria

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