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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.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Niger today — population now 22,442,948, against 11,925,511 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1NiameyNiamey774,235
2ZinderZinder191,424
3MaradiMaradi163,487
4AgadezAgadez88,561
5ArlitAgadez83,369
6TahouaTahoua80,425
7DossoDosso49,750
8Birni NʿKonniTahoua48,103
9TessaouaMaradi35,775
10GayaDosso33,051
11DogondoutchiDosso31,767
12DiffaDiffa27,948
13AyorouTillabéry26,290
14MadaouaTahoua24,804
15Birni NʿGaouréDosso23,909
16MayahiMaradi22,183
17TéraTillabéry21,095
18MirriahZinder20,724
19TibiriMaradi20,019
20DakoroMaradi19,798
21MagariaZinder19,419
22TillabéryTillabéry19,262
23NʿGuigmiDiffa17,897
24MatameyeZinder16,844
25IllélaTahoua16,678
26TanoutZinder15,204
27GouréZinder14,639
28AbalakTahoua13,555
29AguiéMaradi13,152
30BoboyeDosso12,164
31FilinguéTillabéry11,677
32Guidan RoumdjiMaradi11,649
33Maïné-SoroaDiffa10,699
34SayTillabéry10,387
35KolloTillabéry10,376
36TchirozérineAgadez10,366
37MadarounfaMaradi9,791
38GazaouaMaradi9,725
39KeitaTahoua8,960
40MalbazaʿuzineTahoua8,882
41TchintabaradenTahoua8,851
42IngallAgadez8,215
43OuallamTillabéry7,500
44BouzaTahoua7,141
45LogaDosso5,915
46Bagountara5,756
47Garbey Kourou5,756
48Begorou Tondo4,934
49Banibangou3,991
50BilmaAgadez2,291

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Maradi2,473,857
2Zinder2,213,434
3Tahoua2,095,391
4Tillabéry2,017,214
5Dosso1,622,962
6Niamey774,235
7Diffa381,094
8Agadez347,324

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.