🌆 Largest Cities in Niger
Cities of Niger with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Niamey36%
Maradi9.8%
Zinder8.6%
Tahoua4.3%
Agadez4.1%
Arlit2.9%
Alaghsas2.4%
Birni N Konni2.3%
Dosso2.2%
Gaya
Tessaoua
Diffa
Dogondoutchi
Méhana
Dakoro
Téra
Mirriah
Madaoua
Matamey
Magaria
Tibiri
Nguigmi
Youri Kourtéré
Tillabéri
Illéla
Abalak
Tanout
Guidan Roumdji
Aguié
Mayahi
Baléyara
2 others
1
NiameyNiamey
1,323,691
2
MaradiMaradi Region
361,702
3
ZinderZinder Region
318,874
4
TahouaTahoua Region
159,468
5
AgadezAgadez
149,549
6
ArlitAgadez
106,448
7
AlaghsasAgadez
88,561
8
Birni N KonniTahoua Region
85,494
9
DossoDosso Region
79,406
10
GayaDosso Region
61,533
11
TessaouaMaradi Region
58,750
12
DiffaDiffa
54,082
13
DogondoutchiDosso Region
50,037
14
MéhanaTillabéri Region
40,593
15
DakoroMaradi Region
39,645
16
TéraTillabéri Region
39,410
17
MirriahZinder Region
38,446
18
MadaouaTahoua Region
37,858
19
MatameyZinder Region
37,374
20
MagariaZinder Region
35,091
21
TibiriMaradi Region
34,529
22
NguigmiDiffa
32,035
23
Youri KourtéréTillabéri Region
31,598
24
TillabériTillabéri Region
30,822
25
IllélaTahoua Region
30,439
26
AbalakTahoua Region
29,561
27
TanoutZinder Region
27,527
28
AyorouTillabéri Region
26,290
29
GouréZinder Region
24,752
30
Guidan RoumdjiMaradi Region
23,718
31
AguiéMaradi Region
23,545
32
MayahiMaradi Region
22,183
33
BaléyaraTillabéri Region
21,740
34
Tchin TabaradènTahoua Region
20,704
35
KolloTillabéri Region
19,957
36
GazaouaMaradi Region
19,860
37
Birnin GaouréDosso Region
19,529
38
SayTillabéri Region
18,333
39
Maïné SoroaDiffa
17,778
40
FilinguéTillabéri Region
16,544
41
MadarounfaMaradi Region
16,538
42
TorodiTillabéri Region
15,988
Highlights
Within Niger, Niamey ranks first in 2026 with 1,323,691, followed by Maradi (361,702) and Zinder (318,874).
Niamey is 3.7 times higher than Maradi, the runner-up.
Across 42 entries, values run from 1,323,691 (Niamey) to 15,988 (Torodi), with a median of 33,282.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.