Population, male in Niger
Niger: Population, male was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Niger is 50.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Niger peaked at 50.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1960.
That places Niger 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.6% | — |
| 1961 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 47.6% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 48.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.4% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Niger?
- Population, male in Niger was 50.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for population, male?
- Niger ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.