Largest Cities in Niger 2026: Population Ranking

Niger's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Niamey in orange

Niger has 1 city with more than a million inhabitants and 6 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Niamey with 1,323,691 people, followed by Maradi (361,702) and Zinder (318,874). The three largest cities together hold about 6.9% of the country's 29.1 million people.

The capital, Niamey, is also the largest city.

By region, the most large cities are in Tillabéri Region (7), Maradi Region (5), Zinder Region (5).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Niger population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Niger atlas.

Niger cities by population

30 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Niger
1	NiameyCapital	Niamey	1,323,691	4.6%
2	Maradi	Maradi Region	361,702	1.2%
3	Zinder	Zinder Region	318,874	1.1%
4	Tahoua	Tahoua Region	159,468	0.5%
5	Agadez	Agadez	149,549	0.5%
6	Arlit	Agadez	106,448	0.4%
7	Birni N Konni	Tahoua Region	85,494	0.3%
8	Dosso	Dosso Region	79,406	0.3%
9	Gaya	Dosso Region	61,533	0.2%
10	Tessaoua	Maradi Region	58,750	0.2%
11	Diffa	Diffa	54,082	0.2%
12	Dogondoutchi	Dosso Region	50,037	0.2%
13	Méhana	Tillabéri Region	40,593	0.1%
14	Dakoro	Maradi Region	39,645	0.1%
15	Téra	Tillabéri Region	39,410	0.1%
16	Madaoua	Tahoua Region	37,858	0.1%
17	Matamey	Zinder Region	37,374	0.1%
18	Magaria	Zinder Region	35,091	0.1%
19	Nguigmi	Diffa	32,035	0.1%
20	Youri Kourtéré	Tillabéri Region	31,598	0.1%
21	Tillabéri	Tillabéri Region	30,822	0.1%
22	Abalak	Tahoua Region	29,561	0.1%
23	Tanout	Zinder Region	27,527	0.1%
24	Ayorou	Tillabéri Region	26,290	0.1%
25	Gouré	Zinder Region	24,752	0.1%
26	Aguié	Maradi Region	23,545	0.1%
27	Mayahi	Maradi Region	22,183	0.1%
28	Baléyara	Tillabéri Region	21,740	0.1%
29	Tchin Tabaradèn	Tahoua Region	20,704	0.1%
30	Kollo	Tillabéri Region	19,957	0.1%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Niger?

Niamey, with about 1,323,691 inhabitants (city proper).

What is the capital of Niger?

Niamey — population 1,323,691, the largest city in the country.

How many cities in Niger have over one million people?

1: Niamey.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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