Largest Cities and Urban Centers by Population in Niger

These figures are from the 2012 census, 14 years old.

68 cities and urban centers in Niger, ranked by population at the census of December 10, 2012 (by National Institute of Statistics, Niger).

Rank	City or Urban Center	Population
1	Niamey	978,029
2	Maradi	267,249
3	Zinder	235,605
4	Tahoua	117,826
5	Agadez	110,497
6	Arlitincl. Akokan	78,651
7	Birni N'Konni	63,169
8	Dosso	58,671
9	Gaya	45,465
10	Tessaoua	43,409
11	Diffa	39,960
12	Dogondoutchi	36,971
13	Dakoro	29,293
14	Tera	29,119
15	Mirriah	28,407
16	Madaoua	27,972
17	Matameye	27,615
18	Magaria	25,928
19	Tibiri	25,513
20	N'Guigmi	23,670
21	Tillaberi	22,774
22	Illela	22,491
23	Abalak	21,842
24	Tanout	20,339
25	Goure	18,289
26	Guidan Roumdji	17,525
27	Aguie	17,397
28	BalleyaraTagazar	16,063
29	Tchintabaraden	15,298
30	Kollo	14,746
31	Gazaoua	14,674
32	Birni N'GaoureBoboye	14,430
33	Say	13,546
34	Mayahi	13,157
35	Maine-Soroa	13,136
36	Filingue	12,224
37	Madarounfa	12,220
38	Torodi	11,813
39	Ayerou	11,528
40	Abala	11,068
41	Ouallam	10,594
42	Bouza	10,368
43	Keita	10,361
44	Dungass	9,865
45	Tchirozerine	9,571
46	Bagaroua	9,497
47	Malbaza	9,392
48	TakietaGaragoumsa	8,554
49	Ingall	7,839
50	Gotheye	7,512
51	Bani Bangou	6,788
52	Loga	6,771
53	Tibiri	6,430
54	Falmey	6,394
55	BelbedjiTarka	6,310
56	Dioundiou	6,054
57	Bosso	4,767
58	Aderbissinat	4,672
59	Goudoumaria	4,647
60	Bilma	4,016
61	Bankilare	3,951
62	Tillia	3,398
63	Damagaram Takaya	3,393
64	Iferouane	2,486
65	Bermo	1,997
66	Tassara	1,965
67	N'Gourti	1,627
68	Tesker	1,173

Source: National Institute of Statistics, Niger (2012 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

35 urban areas in Niger with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Niamey	1,425,659	+1.72%	225	6,336	358	1,523,701	1,822,776
2	Zinder	760,102	+2.62%	51	15,022	708	839,638	1,133,237
3	Maradi	684,836	+2.72%	69	9,896	793	759,359	1,102,938
4	Tahoua	351,640	+2.67%	32	10,989	1,645	389,188	556,632
5	Agadez	344,480	+2.66%	28	12,130	1,678	381,111	568,590
6	Dosso	242,605	+1.78%	21	11,444	2,449	259,907	333,283
7	Abalak	174,736	+2.68%	12	14,323	3,508	193,471	289,174
8	Birni N'Konni	167,340	+2.20%	13	12,872	3,654	182,051	290,036
9	Tessaoua	165,297	+2.23%	10	16,530	3,703	180,040	235,742
10	Madaoua	159,782	+2.33%	15	10,652	3,834	174,700	313,767
11	Gaya	152,755	+2.03%	18	8,393	4,022	165,141	212,996
12	Tchin-Tabaraden	142,974	+2.46%	9.20	15,541	4,313	157,052	227,883
13	Magaria	136,209	+4.03%	12	11,543	4,524	158,172	243,974
14	Dogondoutchi	129,660	+1.55%	12	10,805	4,775	137,693	179,755
15	Dakoro	126,824	+2.79%	10	12,682	4,876	140,967	201,654
16	Diffa	121,156	+4.05%	19	6,310	5,137	140,801	208,627
17	Arlit	117,775	+2.78%	13	8,922	5,290	130,853	182,275
18	Téra	105,761	+1.81%	9.00	11,751	5,915	113,432	151,165
19	Tillabéri	87,404	+2.38%	13	6,523	7,199	95,728	134,523
20	Tanout	87,009	+3.16%	8.00	10,876	7,237	97,991	147,613
21	Maïné-Soroa	85,022	+3.37%	8.20	10,369	7,426	96,477	150,326
22	Matamèye	76,517	+2.88%	6.00	12,753	8,248	85,316	145,890
23	Illela	76,239	+3.33%	10	7,624	8,275	86,378	140,451
24	Torodi	69,458	+2.34%	8.20	8,470	9,030	75,954	103,644
25	Tchadoua	69,266	+3.05%	7.00	9,895	9,055	77,712	117,677
26	N'guigmi	68,007	+3.44%	7.20	9,445	9,223	77,358	120,767
27	Bouza	65,886	+3.01%	6.00	10,981	9,535	73,825	121,225
28	Mayahi	64,582	+3.28%	6.00	10,764	9,728	73,060	110,961
29	Filingué	62,772	+2.43%	8.20	7,655	10,014	68,885	94,004
30	Guidan Roumdji	61,221	+3.87%	8.20	7,466	10,248	70,688	112,890
31	Gouré	60,779	+2.87%	7.00	8,683	10,318	67,745	100,800
32	Aguié	59,756	+2.85%	6.00	9,959	10,470	66,560	99,493
33	Gazaoua	58,020	+4.79%	4.60	12,613	10,748	69,146	104,887
34	Birni N'Gaouré	53,484	+2.73%	7.40	7,228	11,623	59,318	77,436
35	Tamaské Sabon Guida	53,235	+2.74%	6.00	8,873	11,668	59,077	89,915

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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