Niger — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Niger, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Niger was 3.22% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.77% in 2012. The lowest was 2.66% in 1972 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.17% per year.
Niger ranks 9 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 4%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Niger sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 13%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 4 of 48 economies; Congo, Dem. Rep. (3.20%) is just below it. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 57th of 216 in 1961 → 65th of 216 in 1970 → 50th of 216 in 1980 → 40th of 216 in 1990 → 12th of 217 in 2000 → 9th of 217 in 2010 → 6th of 217 in 2020 → 9th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 3.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 3.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 3.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 3.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 3.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Niger’s Population growth in 1962?
2.91% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Niger’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +11.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.22%; 2024: 3.28%; 2023: 3.29%; 2022: 3.25%; 2021: 3.25%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.