Niger: cities by population
Niger has a population of 28,814,878 (UN estimate, 2026), with Niamey as its capital. The 50 largest of its 73 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+150%
since 2000 (11,509,630)
+82%
projected by 2050 (52,513,876)
23
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Niger
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niamey | Niamey | 1,323,691 |
| 2 | Maradi | Maradi Region | 361,702 |
| 3 | Zinder | Zinder Region | 318,874 |
| 4 | Tahoua | Tahoua Region | 159,468 |
| 5 | Agadez | Agadez | 149,549 |
| 6 | Arlit | Agadez | 106,448 |
| 7 | Alaghsas | Agadez | 88,561 |
| 8 | Birni N Konni | Tahoua Region | 85,494 |
| 9 | Dosso | Dosso Region | 79,406 |
| 10 | Gaya | Dosso Region | 61,533 |
| 11 | Tessaoua | Maradi Region | 58,750 |
| 12 | Diffa | Diffa | 54,082 |
| 13 | Dogondoutchi | Dosso Region | 50,037 |
| 14 | Méhana | Tillabéri Region | 40,593 |
| 15 | Dakoro | Maradi Region | 39,645 |
| 16 | Téra | Tillabéri Region | 39,410 |
| 17 | Mirriah | Zinder Region | 38,446 |
| 18 | Madaoua | Tahoua Region | 37,858 |
| 19 | Matamey | Zinder Region | 37,374 |
| 20 | Magaria | Zinder Region | 35,091 |
| 21 | Tibiri | Maradi Region | 34,529 |
| 22 | Nguigmi | Diffa | 32,035 |
| 23 | Youri Kourtéré | Tillabéri Region | 31,598 |
| 24 | Tillabéri | Tillabéri Region | 30,822 |
| 25 | Illéla | Tahoua Region | 30,439 |
| 26 | Abalak | Tahoua Region | 29,561 |
| 27 | Tanout | Zinder Region | 27,527 |
| 28 | Ayorou | Tillabéri Region | 26,290 |
| 29 | Gouré | Zinder Region | 24,752 |
| 30 | Guidan Roumdji | Maradi Region | 23,718 |
| 31 | Aguié | Maradi Region | 23,545 |
| 32 | Mayahi | Maradi Region | 22,183 |
| 33 | Baléyara | Tillabéri Region | 21,740 |
| 34 | Tchin Tabaradèn | Tahoua Region | 20,704 |
| 35 | Kollo | Tillabéri Region | 19,957 |
| 36 | Gazaoua | Maradi Region | 19,860 |
| 37 | Birnin Gaouré | Dosso Region | 19,529 |
| 38 | Say | Tillabéri Region | 18,333 |
| 39 | Maïné Soroa | Diffa | 17,778 |
| 40 | Filingué | Tillabéri Region | 16,544 |
| 41 | Madarounfa | Maradi Region | 16,538 |
| 42 | Torodi | Tillabéri Region | 15,988 |
| 43 | Abala | Tillabéri Region | 14,979 |
| 44 | Ouallam | Tillabéri Region | 14,338 |
| 45 | Bouza | Tahoua Region | 14,032 |
| 46 | Keïta | Tahoua Region | 14,022 |
| 47 | Dungas | Zinder Region | 13,351 |
| 48 | Tchirozérine | Agadez | 12,953 |
| 49 | Bagaroua | Tahoua Region | 12,853 |
| 50 | Malbaza | Tahoua Region | 12,711 |
Twenty years earlier: Niger in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 11,925,511.
Common questions
What is the population of Niger?
Niger has a population of 28,814,878, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 52,513,876 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Niger?
Niamey.