Niamey

Niamey

*Ɲamay* (Zarma)
*Yamai* (Hausa)
Niamey Ɲamay (Zarma); Yamai (Hausa)
Capital city
Names transcription(s)
• Zarma	ٽَمَيْ‎
• Hausa	یَمَیْ‎; یَمَیْ‎
	Overlooking Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché Abdou Moumouni University Musée National Boubou Hama City Hall of Niamey
	Seal
	Capital of Niger
	Niamey Location in Niger and Africa Niamey Niamey (Africa)
	Coordinates: 13°30′49″N 02°06′32″E / 13.51361°N 2.10889°E
Country	Niger
Region	Niamey Urban Community
Communes Urbaines	Niamey I; Niamey II; Niamey III; Niamey IV; Niamey V;
Boroughs	90 quartiers; 37 attached villages;
Government
• Type	Military rule, dissolved local government
• Mayor	Vacant since 2024
Area
• Total	552.27 km2 (213.23 sq mi)
Elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	1,026,848
• Estimate (2022)	1,407,635
	Niamey Urban Community
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Area code	20
HDI (2022)	0.484; low · 2nd

Niamey (French pronunciation: [njamɛ]) is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey's population was 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. In 2017, population projections showed the capital district growing at a slower rate than Niger as a whole, which has the world's highest fertility rate.^[5] Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the river's east bank. The city is located in a pearl millet growing region, and its manufacturing industries include bricks, ceramic goods, cement, and weaving.^[6]

^ National Statistics Institute of Niger. "Structure of the Population RGPH 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference AFP 2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Annuaire statistique 2018–2022 édition 2023" [Statistical directory 2018–2022: 2023 edition] (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
^ "Sub-national HDI – Subnational HDI – Global Data Lab".
^ "Niger: Regions, Departments, Communes, Cities, Localities and Municipal Arrondissements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
^ Aronson, Jamie (2025). "Niamey, Niger". Retrieved 23 April 2025.

[INS_2012-1] National Statistics Institute of Niger. "Structure of the Population RGPH 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[AFP_2024-2] Cite error: The named reference AFP 2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[INS_2023-3] "Annuaire statistique 2018–2022 édition 2023" [Statistical directory 2018–2022: 2023 edition] (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 14 April 2025.

[GlobalDataLab-4] "Sub-national HDI – Subnational HDI – Global Data Lab".

[5] "Niger: Regions, Departments, Communes, Cities, Localities and Municipal Arrondissements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.

[6] Aronson, Jamie (2025). "Niamey, Niger". Retrieved 23 April 2025.

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