Least developed countries: UN classification vs Niger: Population growth
Population growth over time
- Least developed countries: UN classification
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.2% against 2.3% in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries: UN classification's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 8th and Niger ranks 9th of 46 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries: UN classification | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Least developed countries: UN classification or Niger?
- Niger, at 3.2% against 2.3% in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Least developed countries: UN classification and Niger?
- 0.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Niger rank globally for population growth?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 8th and Niger ranks 9th of 46 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.