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NIGER
HEAD OF STATEMr. Mahamadou Issoufou
HEAD OF GOVERNMENTMr. Brigi Rafini
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIESAlgeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria.
DENSITY16.4 / Km2
RURAL POPULATION81.0%
20.7 M 68.5 M
DEMOGRAPHY
TOTAL POPULATION
POPULATION GROWTH (%)
MEDIAN AGE
CHILDRENPER WOMAN
2016 2050(estimates)
3.8 3.1
14.9(2015)
18.1
8.0(2015)
4.4
HDI (2015)187th / 188
INCOME LEVEL GROUP Low income
RELIGIONSMuslim 80%, Others (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
LANGUAGESFrench (official), Hausa,Djerma
ETHNIC GROUPSHausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peul) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9%
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MIGRATION OUTLINE
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE OF MIGRATIONFOR NIGER AND FOR THE EU(stock - country of origin)
MP version 3.This Structural Migration Profile aims at providing an overview on migration and development in a given country. Kindly note that data refer to the end of the year and are collected from different sources and methodologies. For more details please refer to the Technical Note.
Extraction Date:March 2017
European CommissionKnowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD)
Niger is a transit country. Only a few thousands Nigeriens have a valid resident permit in EU, mostly for family reunification reasons. In 2016, irregular crossings have increased sharply.
Nigeriens remain mostly in Africa (or as IDPs or in neighbouring countries
(stock of migrants and refugees)
ASYLUMSEEKERS
REFUGEES
ASYLUMSEEKERS
(valid residence permits - TCN)
NIGERIENREFUGEES
NIGERIENMIGRANTS
TREND IN TIME(4 YEAR PERIOD)
CRITICAL VALUE(COMPARED TO SAME INCOME LEVEL GROUP COUNTRIES)