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Niger: area, population and density
Niger has 1,266,700 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 27,917,831; calculated population density is 22 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Niger ranks 20th of 196 by land area, 54th by population and 165th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 1,266,700 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 27,917,831World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 22 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Niger in the country comparison set
Niger has 1,266,700 sq km of land area and a population value of 27,917,831 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 20th by land area, 54th by population, and 165th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Niger first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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