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Niger Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Niger with its 8 first-level divisions, the capital Niamey and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Niger

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 8 units

Niger is divided into 8 first-level administrative divisions:

AgadezDiffaDossoMaradiNiameyTahouaTillabériZinder

Largest cities in Niger

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1NiameyCapital915,000
2Niamey232,555
3Zinder230,358
4Agadez117,770
5Tahoua115,956
6Arlit100,000
7Birni Nkonni65,252
8Dosso49,750
9Gaya33,051
10Diffa30,988

Niamey is the largest urban area in Niger with about 915,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Niger: ≈ 1,992 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Niger
  • Komadugu Yobe

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Niger

CIA World Factbook · 2006
Hausa
53.1%Zarma/Songhai
21.2%Tuareg
11%Fulani
6.5%Kanuri
5.9%Gurma
0.8%Arab
0.4%Tubu
0.4%other/unavailable
0.9%

Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)

Regionally, Hausa is the most common ethnic group across most of the 8 divisions, while Zarma/Songhai predominates in 3 divisions (Dosso, Tillabéri, Niamey); Tuareg predominates in 1 division (Agadez); Kanuri predominates in 1 division (Diffa).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2006 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Niger

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Muslim
95.5%ethnic religionist
4.1%Christian
0.3%agnostics and other
0.1%

Muslim 95.5%, ethnic religionist 4.1%, Christian 0.3%, agnostics and other 0.1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 8 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Niger

CIA World Factbook

Hausa, Zarma, French (official), Fufulde, Tamashek, Kanuri, Gurmancema, Tagdal

Regionally, Hausa is the most common language group across most of the 8 divisions, while Zarma predominates in 3 divisions (Dosso, Tillabéri, Niamey); Tamashek predominates in 1 division (Agadez); Kanuri predominates in 1 division (Diffa).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.