Niger: housing

How many people in Niger live in slums?

70.4% of Niger's urban population lived in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing in 2022, according to World Bank data from UN-Habitat.

UN-Habitat counts a household as living in a slum if it lacks at least one of: improved water, improved sanitation, enough living space, durable housing or secure tenure. Most of Niger's population is rural: INS put the urbanisation rate at 16.2% in the 2012 census. Only 16.3% of the whole population had at least basic sanitation in 2024, according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme data on the World Bank site.

Official sources: World Bank: Population living in slums, Niger · World Bank: People using at least basic sanitation, Niger

Are there official house price or rent figures for Niger?

No official house price or rent index for Niger was found on the site of the National Institute of Statistics (INS), checked on 15 October 2026. INS publishes a construction cost index (ICC) and a building materials price index (IPMC) among its price indices.

Rents appear only as one item in the consumer price index: the housing, water, electricity and gas group, with 7.5% of the weight, was 4.0% cheaper in September 2026 than a year earlier, according to the INS consumer price index for September 2026. That group covers actual rents paid by tenants together with utility and fuel costs.

Official sources: INS Niger: Harmonised consumer price index, September 2026 (PDF)

How many people in Niger live in cities?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Niger was 18.4% in 2025. No year since 2005 has been higher. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 44.9%; Niger is 47th highest of 48. Worldwide: 189th of 193.

How many people in Niger live in slums?

According to UN-Habitat, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Niger was 70.4% in 2022. That is the highest since at least 2006. It is 9th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 48.7%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 10th highest.

What is the electricity access rate in Niger?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 21.3%. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 43rd highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 57.8%. Worldwide: 188th of 193.

How many people in Niger have a safe toilet?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Niger at 9.1% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2023, at 9.2%; its low point was 2005, at 4.9%. It is 28th highest of 29 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 23.6%. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 132nd highest.

How many people in Niger cook with wood or charcoal?

6.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Niger for 2024, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 34th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 13.0%. World rank, highest first: 177th of 192.