Niamey

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Niamey

Area of Niamey	391.9 km²
Population	1.2 million
Male Population	597,270 (49.8%)
Female Population	602,567 (50.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+188%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+56.2%
Median Age	18.7 years old
Male Median Age	19.2 years old
Female Median Age	18.3 years old
Timezone	West Africa Standard Time

Niamey is the capital and largest city of the West African country Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Source: Wikipedia

Niamey Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	416,643	579,788	768,258	1,199,841
Population Density	1,063 / km²	1,479 / km²	1,960 / km²	3,061 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Niamey Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 56.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Niamey	+188%	+106.9%	+56.2%
Niger	+285.2%	+151.4%	+77.1%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Niamey Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	97,920	100,987	198,908
5-9	81,476	86,413	167,889
10-14	67,723	70,355	138,078
15-19	61,882	65,271	127,154
20-24	57,934	59,931	117,866
25-29	51,216	54,803	106,020
30-34	41,871	43,501	85,373
35-39	33,435	34,237	67,673
40-44	27,011	25,159	52,171
45-49	21,339	18,979	40,319
50-54	16,290	14,186	30,476
55-59	13,306	10,203	23,510
60-64	9,414	6,442	15,856
65-69	6,880	4,793	11,674
70-74	4,725	3,278	8,003
75-79	2,505	1,794	4,300
80-84	1,002	1,041	2,044
85 Plus	1,340	1,193	2,533

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Niamey Population Density

Population Density: 3,061 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Niamey	1.2 million	391.9 km²	3,061 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Niamey Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	29,593	n/a	n/a
1900	82,961	10.9%	5,336
1910	92,351	11.3%	9,390
1920	103,518	12.1%	11,167
1930	117,681	13.7%	14,163
1940	138,230	17.5%	20,549
1950	181,996	31.7%	43,766
1960	251,510	38.2%	69,514
1970	368,565	46.5%	117,055
1990	579,788	25.4%	105,611
2000	768,258	32.5%	188,470
2020	1,337,730	32%	284,736
2030	1,684,207	25.9%	346,477
2040	2,109,151	25.2%	424,944
2050	2,595,336	23.1%	486,185
2060	3,082,023	18.8%	486,687
2070	3,564,870	15.7%	482,847
2080	4,021,518	12.8%	456,648
2090	4,424,854	10%	403,336
2100	4,770,695	7.8%	345,841

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Niamey CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Niamey	186,730 t	0.16 t	476.5 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Niamey Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1940 to 2020)

Average Temp

34.1°C

93.3°F

Average High

40.4°C

104.7°F

Average Low

27.7°C

81.9°F

Record High Temperature

46.2°C

115.2°F

Record Low Temperature

18.0°C

64.4°F

Average Precipitation

32.4 mm

1.3 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

4.1 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	High (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Niamey

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Places in Niamey

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Niamey	117.2 km²	1.1 million	9,704 / km²

Other places in Niger

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Agadez	622,225.3 km²	562,972	0.9 / km²
Diffa Region	146,085.5 km²	691,189	4.73 / km²
Dosso	31,359.7 km²	2.3 million	73.1 / km²
Maradi	39,469.9 km²	3.9 million	99.1 / km²
Tahoua	105,308 km²	4.0 million	37.6 / km²
Tillabéri	90,964.4 km²	3.1 million	33.5 / km²
Zinder	146,827.2 km²	4.2 million	28.6 / km²

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