Find UNdata on Facebook Follow UNdata on Twitter Please send us your feedback

Countries and areas

Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Channel Islands Chile China China, Hong Kong SAR China, Macao SAR Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faeroe Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Réunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania United States of America United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Summary statistics
Region 2015 Western Africa  
Surface area (sq km) 2014 1267000  
Population (proj., 000) 2016 20715  
Pop. density (per sq km) 2016 16.4  
Capital city 2015 Niamey  
Capital city pop. (000) 2015 1090  
Currency 2015 CFA Franc (XOF)  
UN membership date 2013 20 September 1960  
Economic indicators
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2014 8169  
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2010 5719  
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2005 3369  
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) 2014 6.9  
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) 2010 8.4  
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) 2005 7.4  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2014 427.4  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2010 351.0  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2005 249.8  
Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) 2014 39.2 Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.  
Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) 2010 43.8 Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.  
Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) 2005 45.5 Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.  
Economy: Industry (% of GVA) 2014 20.9 Excludes publishing activities, includes irrigation canals.  
Economy: Industry (% of GVA) 2010 16.7 Excludes publishing activities, includes irrigation canals.  
Economy: Industry (% of GVA) 2005 11.8 Excludes publishing activities, includes irrigation canals.  
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) 2014 39.9 Excludes repair of personal and household goods. Includes publishing activities and landscaping care.  
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) 2010 39.4 Excludes repair of personal and household goods. Includes publishing activities and landscaping care.  
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) 2005 42.7 Excludes repair of personal and household goods. Includes publishing activities and landscaping care.  
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) 2014 ... Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) 2010 ... Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) 2005 56.9 Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Industry (% of employed) 2014 ... Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Industry (% of employed) 2010 ... Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Industry (% of employed) 2005 11.1 Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Services and other (% of employed) 2014 ... Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Services and other (% of employed) 2010 ... Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Employment: Services and other (% of employed) 2005 31.1 Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.  
Unemployment (% of labour force) 2014 2.7 Estimate.  
Unemployment (% of labour force) 2010 2.4 Estimate.  
Unemployment (% of labour force) 2005 3.1 Estimate.  
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) 2014 40.2/89.5 Estimate.  
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) 2010 39.8/90.1 Estimate.  
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) 2005 39.2/90.7 Estimate.  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2014 134 African population. Niamey.  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2010 128 African population. Niamey. Series linked to former series.  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2005 114 African population. Niamey.  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2014 132 2013.  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 145  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 102  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2014 132 2013.  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 145  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 102  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2014 -1150 2013.  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2010 -1136  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2005 -312  
Exports (million US$) 2015 1049.7 2014.  
Imports (million US$) 2015 2151.1 2014.  
Balance (million US$) 2015 -1101.4 2014.  
Major trading partners (% of exports) 2015 France (36.5), Burkina Faso (15.7), Nigeria (12.7) 2014.  
Major trading partners (% of imports) 2015 China (22.6), France (14.6), United States (5.3) 2014.  
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 4.0  
Urban population (%) 2015 18.7  
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 5.1  
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 7.6  
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 2010-2015 61.6/59.9  
Total dependency ratio (Pop. aged 0-14 & 65+ per 100 pop. 15-64) 2015 113  
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) mid-2015 189.3/1.0 Including refugees.  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2014 135  
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2015 202186  
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 60  
Health: Total expenditure (% of GDP) 2014 5.8  
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2014 6.8  
Education: Primary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 2014 65.0/75.9  
Education: Secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 2014 15.6/22.1  
Education: Tertiary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 2014 0.9/2.6 2012.  
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 2014 4.5 2012.  
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2016 13.3  
Environmental indicators
Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 2014 44.4 Estimate.  
Individuals using the Internet (%) 2014 2.0 Estimate.  
Threatened species 2015 31  
Forested area (% of land area) 2013 0.9 Estimate.  
CO2 emission estimates (000 tons/tons per capita) 2013 1962/0.1  
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 2013 101  
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 2013 5.0  
Terrestrial and marine areas protected (% of total area) 2014 17.6  
Population using improved drinking water sources (urban/rural, %) 2015 100.0/48.6  
Population using improved sanitation facilities (urban/rural, %) 2015 37.9/4.7  
Net Official Development Assistance received (% of GNI) 2014 11.4  
Trade Profile
Copyright © 2024 - Conditions of Use
United Nations Statistics Division
Version