Niger — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Niger had an estimated population of 11,925,511 in 2005, with 50 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Niger today — population now 28,814,878, against 11,925,511 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 11,925,511 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 13,756,192 | 28,814,878 | +109% |
The two sources differ by 13% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niamey | Niamey | 774,235 | 1,323,691 now |
| 2 | Zinder | Zinder | 191,424 | 318,874 now |
| 3 | Maradi | Maradi | 163,487 | 361,702 now |
| 4 | Agadez | Agadez | 88,561 | 149,549 now |
| 5 | Arlit | Agadez | 83,369 | 106,448 now |
| 6 | Tahoua | Tahoua | 80,425 | 159,468 now |
| 7 | Dosso | Dosso | 49,750 | 79,406 now |
| 8 | Birni NʿKonni | Tahoua | 48,103 | 85,494 now |
| 9 | Tessaoua | Maradi | 35,775 | 58,750 now |
| 10 | Gaya | Dosso | 33,051 | 61,533 now |
| 11 | Dogondoutchi | Dosso | 31,767 | 50,037 now |
| 12 | Diffa | Diffa | 27,948 | 54,082 now |
| 13 | Ayorou | Tillabéry | 26,290 | 26,290 now |
| 14 | Madaoua | Tahoua | 24,804 | 37,858 now |
| 15 | Birni NʿGaouré | Dosso | 23,909 | 19,529 now |
| 16 | Mayahi | Maradi | 22,183 | 22,183 now |
| 17 | Téra | Tillabéry | 21,095 | 39,410 now |
| 18 | Mirriah | Zinder | 20,724 | 38,446 now |
| 19 | Tibiri | Maradi | 20,019 | 34,529 now |
| 20 | Dakoro | Maradi | 19,798 | 39,645 now |
| 21 | Magaria | Zinder | 19,419 | 35,091 now |
| 22 | Tillabéry | Tillabéry | 19,262 | — |
| 23 | NʿGuigmi | Diffa | 17,897 | 32,035 now |
| 24 | Matameye | Zinder | 16,844 | — |
| 25 | Illéla | Tahoua | 16,678 | 30,439 now |
| 26 | Tanout | Zinder | 15,204 | 27,527 now |
| 27 | Gouré | Zinder | 14,639 | 24,752 now |
| 28 | Abalak | Tahoua | 13,555 | 29,561 now |
| 29 | Aguié | Maradi | 13,152 | 23,545 now |
| 30 | Boboye | Dosso | 12,164 | — |
| 31 | Filingué | Tillabéry | 11,677 | 16,544 now |
| 32 | Guidan Roumdji | Maradi | 11,649 | 23,718 now |
| 33 | Maïné-Soroa | Diffa | 10,699 | 17,778 now |
| 34 | Say | Tillabéry | 10,387 | 18,333 now |
| 35 | Kollo | Tillabéry | 10,376 | 19,957 now |
| 36 | Tchirozérine | Agadez | 10,366 | 12,953 now |
| 37 | Madarounfa | Maradi | 9,791 | 16,538 now |
| 38 | Gazaoua | Maradi | 9,725 | 19,860 now |
| 39 | Keita | Tahoua | 8,960 | 14,022 now |
| 40 | Malbazaʿuzine | Tahoua | 8,882 | — |
| 41 | Tchintabaraden | Tahoua | 8,851 | 20,704 now |
| 42 | Ingall | Agadez | 8,215 | — |
| 43 | Ouallam | Tillabéry | 7,500 | 14,338 now |
| 44 | Bouza | Tahoua | 7,141 | 14,032 now |
| 45 | Loga | Dosso | 5,915 | — |
| 46 | Bagountara | 5,756 | — | |
| 47 | Garbey Kourou | 5,756 | — | |
| 48 | Begorou Tondo | 4,934 | — | |
| 49 | Banibangou | 3,991 | — | |
| 50 | Bilma | Agadez | 2,291 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maradi | 2,473,857 |
| 2 | Zinder | 2,213,434 |
| 3 | Tahoua | 2,095,391 |
| 4 | Tillabéry | 2,017,214 |
| 5 | Dosso | 1,622,962 |
| 6 | Niamey | 774,235 |
| 7 | Diffa | 381,094 |
| 8 | Agadez | 347,324 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.