Share of the population that is female in Niger
Niger: Share of the population that is female was 49.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Niger, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Niger is 49.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Niger peaked at 52.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2024.
That places Niger 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 51.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Niger?
- Share of the population that is female in Niger was 49.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for share of the population that is female?
- Niger ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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