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Niger: cities by population

Niger has a population of 22,442,948, with Niamey as its capital. The 50 largest of its 73 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Niamey	Niamey	1,323,691
2	Maradi	Maradi Region	361,702
3	Zinder	Zinder Region	318,874
4	Tahoua	Tahoua Region	159,468
5	Agadez	Agadez	149,549
6	Arlit	Agadez	106,448
7	Alaghsas	Agadez	88,561
8	Birni N Konni	Tahoua Region	85,494
9	Dosso	Dosso Region	79,406
10	Gaya	Dosso Region	61,533
11	Tessaoua	Maradi Region	58,750
12	Diffa	Diffa	54,082
13	Dogondoutchi	Dosso Region	50,037
14	Méhana	Tillabéri Region	40,593
15	Dakoro	Maradi Region	39,645
16	Téra	Tillabéri Region	39,410
17	Mirriah	Zinder Region	38,446
18	Madaoua	Tahoua Region	37,858
19	Matamey	Zinder Region	37,374
20	Magaria	Zinder Region	35,091
21	Tibiri	Maradi Region	34,529
22	Nguigmi	Diffa	32,035
23	Youri Kourtéré	Tillabéri Region	31,598
24	Tillabéri	Tillabéri Region	30,822
25	Illéla	Tahoua Region	30,439
26	Abalak	Tahoua Region	29,561
27	Tanout	Zinder Region	27,527
28	Ayorou	Tillabéri Region	26,290
29	Gouré	Zinder Region	24,752
30	Guidan Roumdji	Maradi Region	23,718
31	Aguié	Maradi Region	23,545
32	Mayahi	Maradi Region	22,183
33	Baléyara	Tillabéri Region	21,740
34	Tchin Tabaradèn	Tahoua Region	20,704
35	Kollo	Tillabéri Region	19,957
36	Gazaoua	Maradi Region	19,860
37	Birnin Gaouré	Dosso Region	19,529
38	Say	Tillabéri Region	18,333
39	Maïné Soroa	Diffa	17,778
40	Filingué	Tillabéri Region	16,544
41	Madarounfa	Maradi Region	16,538
42	Torodi	Tillabéri Region	15,988
43	Abala	Tillabéri Region	14,979
44	Ouallam	Tillabéri Region	14,338
45	Bouza	Tahoua Region	14,032
46	Keïta	Tahoua Region	14,022
47	Dungas	Zinder Region	13,351
48	Tchirozérine	Agadez	12,953
49	Bagaroua	Tahoua Region	12,853
50	Malbaza	Tahoua Region	12,711

Twenty years earlier: Niger in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 11,925,511.