NIGER

HEAD OF STATEMr. Mahamadou Issoufou

HEAD OF GOVERNMENTMr. Brigi Rafini

NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIESAlgeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria.

DENSITY16.4 / Km2

RURAL POPULATION81.0%

20.7 M 68.5 M

DEMOGRAPHY

TOTAL POPULATION

POPULATION GROWTH (%)

MEDIAN AGE

CHILDRENPER WOMAN

2016 2050(estimates)

3.8 3.1

14.9(2015)

18.1

8.0(2015)

4.4

HDI (2015)187th / 188

INCOME LEVEL GROUP Low income

RELIGIONSMuslim 80%, Others (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%

LANGUAGESFrench (official), Hausa,Djerma

ETHNIC GROUPSHausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peul) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9%

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MIGRATION OUTLINE

STRATEGIC RELEVANCE OF MIGRATIONFOR NIGER AND FOR THE EU(stock - country of origin)

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NH

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MIGRANTS

56510 230(2015)

356 793(2015)

1.8%OUT OF NIGERIEN

POPULATION

1 2100.01%

OUT OF NIGERIENPOPULATION

REFUGEES

2.9%OUT OF NIGERIEN

MIGRANTS ARE IN EU

46.7%OUT OF NIGERIEN

REFUGEES ARE IN EU

KJ-05-17-153-EN-N

© European Union, 2017

MP version 3.This Structural Migration Profile aims at providing an overview on migration and development in a given country. Kindly note that data refer to the end of the year and are collected from different sources and methodologies. For more details please refer to the Technical Note.

Extraction Date:March 2017

European CommissionKnowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD)

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/mi-gration-and-demography

email: kcmd@ec.europa.eu

doi:10.2760/936209ISBN 978-92-79-74727-4

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TOTAL RECOGNITION RATE

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EU

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9.5% (2013)

6.4% (2014)

9.2% (2015)13.6% (2016)

2016201520142013

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19.7%27.1%32.6%26.3%

605(first time applications)

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+145.8%

-56.9%

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REFUGEE+SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

OTHER33%

40%

8%

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6%

REMUNERATEDACTIVITIES

12%

MIG

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NTS 36%

27%

20%

49%

23%

13%

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RETURNEDREFUGEES

MIGRANTS

IDPs

356 793(2015)

189 255(2015)

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Niger is a transit country. Only a few thousands Nigeriens have a valid resident permit in EU, mostly for family reunification reasons. In 2016, irregular crossings have increased sharply.

Nigeriens remain mostly in Africa (or as IDPs or in neighbouring countries

(stock of migrants and refugees)

ASYLUMSEEKERS

REFUGEES

ASYLUMSEEKERS

(valid residence permits - TCN)

NIGERIENREFUGEES

NIGERIENMIGRANTS

TREND IN TIME(4 YEAR PERIOD)

CRITICAL VALUE(COMPARED TO SAME INCOME LEVEL GROUP COUNTRIES)

INCREASESTABLEDECREASE

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IEPAREAS INDICATORS EU INSTITUTIONS TOTAL

DISBURSED AID (€ MIL.)

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EDUCATIONGross enrolment, primary =Gross enrolment, tertiary =Adult literacy rate =

HEALTHUnder-5 mortality rate (per 1000) = Health expenditure per capita = General Government health expenditure (% total health exp) =

URBANIZATIONUrban pop under nat poverty line = Living in slum out of urban pop = Rural pop under nat poverty line =

72.5% (2015)1.7% (2012)

19.1% (2015)

95.5 (2015)$ 24.4 (2014)

40% (2014)

18.6% (2011)70.1% (2014)55.2% (2011)

POVERTYIncome held by lowest 20% =Under poverty line $1.90 p.day =Prevalence of undernourishment =

UNEMPLOYMENTTotal UNEMPL =Male UNEMPL =Youth male UNEMPL =

7.9% (2014)45.7% (2014)

9.5% (2015)

2.6%3.1%6.0%

DEGRADATIONNatural resources depletion (% GNI)=INFORM risk on natural hazards =

0.1 (2015)4.2 /10 scale

SECURITYYearly conflict events =Political stability =Global Peace Index =

GOVERNANCEGovernment effectiveness =Control of corruption =

98-1.0 (2015)

112/163 rank

-0.6 (2015)-0.6 (2015)

32.2%

38.2% OTHER

18.9%

10.6%

0.2%

8.0

18.9

22.3

N/A2016201520142013

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63.3

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50.4

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Niger scored one of the lowest in the world for human development, with an adult literacy at 19% and half of the population under the poverty line.

MIGRATION OUTLINE / TUNISIA

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REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE / NIGER

INFORM HUMANITARIAN CRISESAND DISASTERS RISK INDEX

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Africa

EU

Other

Niger (IDPs)

Natural Risk Human Risk

Socio-Economic Risk Vulnerable Groups Risk

Institutional Risk Infrastructure Risk

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DESTINATIONS

MIGRANTSIDPs &

REFUGEES

(% of total )

MIGRATION OUTLINE / NIGER

STRATEGIC RELEVANCE OF FINANCIAL INFLOWS FOR NIGER AND FOR THE EU

EU institutions' support in the last few years is higher than financial contribution by Nigerien migrants abroad.

FDI - Foreign Direct Investment (€ MIL.)

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400

500

600

700

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278.0

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Remittances received (€ MIL.)

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2016201520142013N/A

211.1

EU institutions total disbursed aid (€ MIL.)(humanitarian + oda)

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UN

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