Country profile · NER
Niger
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 26.2M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 6.7%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 441 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 6.06
- Expected years of schooling
- 8.3 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 4%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 14% / 1%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.33
- Urban population
- 18%
- Employment in agriculture
- 74%
- Internet use
- 13%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.18%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 4.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 43%
- Women married before age 18
- 76%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 4.56
Religion
- Islam98%
- Christianity1%
- Folk and traditional beliefs1%
Major cities
- Niamey
- Zinder
- Maradi
Common hazards
- Drought
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- Nigeria