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General Information

Region		Western Africa
Population (000, 2019)		23 311
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		18.4
Capital city		Niamey
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		1 251.5
UN membership date		20-Sep-60
Surface area (km2)		1 267 000^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		101
National currency		CFA Franc, BCEAO (XOF)^b
Exchange rate (per US$)		572.9^c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	3 369	5 719	8 120^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	7.4	8.4	4.9^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	247.4	348.2	378.1^a
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	45.5	43.8	41.9^a
Economy: Industry^d (% of Gross Value Added)	11.8	16.7	16.8^a
Economy: Services and other activity^d (% of GVA)	42.7	39.4	41.3^a
Employment: Agriculture^e (% of employed)	77.6	77.8	74.8
Employment: Industry^e (% of employed)	6.9	7.2	7.7
Employment: Services^e (% employed)	15.5	15.1	17.4
Unemployment (% of labour force)	3.1	0.9^e	0.4^e
Labour force participation^e (female/male pop. %)	68.2 / 91.0	67.8 / 91.1	67.2 / 90.4
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	89^f,g	100^f,g	104^h,i,j,c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	102	146	173^k
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	486	479	342^e,c
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	736	2 273	1 314^e,c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	-250	- 1 794	-972^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-312	- 1 136	- 1 271^a

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	3.7	3.8	3.9^m
Urban population (% of total population)	16.2	16.2	16.5
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	3.7	3.7	3.9^m
Fertility rate, total^l (live births per woman)	7.6	7.6	7.4^m
Life expectancy at birth^l (females/males, years)	52.3 / 50.9	56.2 / 54.5	60.3 / 58.1^m
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	49.2 / 4.1	50.0 / 4.2	49.8 / 4.1
International migrant stockⁿ (000/% of total pop.)	124.5 / 0.9	126.5 / 0.8	295.6 / 1.4^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	0.4^o	0.3^o	350.3^c
Infant mortality rate^l (per 1 000 live births)	85.2	67.6	55.9^m
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	7.5	6.5	6.2^k
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	~0.0^p	~0.0^q	~0.0^r
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	2.4^s	3.7	3.5^a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	40.2 / 56.2	56.0 / 69.1	69.9 / 80.1^a
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	7.4 / 12.0	10.7 / 16.1	20.8 / 28.4^a
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	0.6 / 1.7	0.8 / 2.2	2.5 / 5.8^a
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	...	...	4.4^t
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	12.4	9.7	17

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	0.2^e	0.8^e	10.2^a
Threatened species (number)	15^p	26	37
Forested area^e (% of land area)	1	1	0.9^k
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	0.7 / 0.1	1.2 / 0.1	2.1 / 0.1^r
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	70^e	56	105^k
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	6^e	4	5^k
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	58	74	164^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	40.7	40.7	42.7^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	15.4	13.07	15.4^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).
c		2018
d		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
e		Estimate.
f		Niamey
g		African population.
h		Index base: 2014=100.
i		WAEMU harmonized consumer price index.
j		Break in the time series.
k		2016
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		2015
n		Including refugees.
o		Data as at the end of December.
p		2004
q		2009
r		2014
s		2003
t		2012