Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 8,403 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger stood at 8,403. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger peaked at 8,403 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,842, in 1960.
That places Niger 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,842 | — |
| 1965 | 2,078 | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 2,401 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 2,771 | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 3,199 | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 3,706 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 4,321 | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 5,091 | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 6,013 | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 7,114 | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 8,403 | +18.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 8,403 is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,279, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 8,403 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,418, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,960 | 1,842 | 2,078 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,586 | 2,401 | 2,771 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3,452 | 3,199 | 3,706 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4,706 | 4,321 | 5,091 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,564 | 6,013 | 7,114 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,403 | 8,403 | 8,403 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Niger was 8,403 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 8,403 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,842 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Niger ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.