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Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Niamey
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old61.4years
Ranks 207 of 217 in 2024
18% below world median · 4% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old110.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 195 of 196 in 2024
6.4× above world median · 1.3× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old350per 100,000 live births
Ranks 174 of 194 in 2023
6.4× above world median · 36% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old47.7% of under-5s
Ranks 30 of 32 in 2022
1.4× above world median · 83% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.05% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
36% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old5.94births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
2.1× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old35.6% of adults 15+
Ranks 45 of 45 in 2022
61% below world median · 43% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old64.7% gross
Ranks 134 of 134 in 2024
35% below world median · 34% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old4.07% of GDP
Ranks 50 of 121 in 2023
11% above world median · 22% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old775current US$
Ranks 180 of 186 in 2025
90% below world median · 43% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old2,177international $
Ranks 177 of 185 in 2025
89% below world median · 51% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old60.5% of population
Ranks 79 of 81 in 2021
66.2× above world median · 57% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old32.9index, 0–100
Ranks 30 of 81 in 2021
4% below world median · 9% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old0.4% of labour force
Ranks 3 of 182 in 2025
92% below world median · 92% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old-4.5% per year
Not ranked — no better end
2.5× below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old2.24% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
41% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old21.3% of population
Ranks 210 of 215 in 2024
79% below world median · 63% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old15.6% of population
Ranks 178 of 182 in 2024
81% below world median · 58% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.12t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
95% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old27.9mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
3.3× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Niger has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.