Economy, jobs and prices in Agadez, Niger: official figures
18.2% of women aged 15 to 49 in Agadez were working at the time of the 2021 survey, against 74.6% of men; 3rd highest of the 8 regions for women.
How much millet does Agadez grow?
Farmers in Agadez harvested 141 tonnes of millet, Niger's staple grain, in 2024, under 1 kg per resident, the lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 146 kg); the yield was 476 kg per hectare (Niger: 564), against 371 in 2023.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many cattle are there in Agadez?
Livestock estimates put Agadez's cattle herd at 55,507 head in 2024, 8 for every 100 residents (Niger: 20.38 million head, 77 per 100 people).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo people in Agadez have drinking water nearby?
The water ministry put geographic coverage of drinking-water points in Agadez at 71.3% in 2024, 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 74.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo villages in Agadez have clean water?
In rural Agadez, the theoretical access rate to drinking water (people that existing water points can serve) was 58.9% in 2023, 2nd highest of the 7 regions outside Niamey (rural Niger: 49.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many paved roads does Agadez have?
Agadez had 803 km of paved road in 2024 out of 4,863 km of classified roads and tracks (Niger: 5,807 km paved, provisional figures).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyCan people in rural Agadez reach a road all year?
34.2% of Agadez's rural population lived within 2 km of an all-season road in 2024 (rural accessibility index, provisional), 4th highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 37.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow Agadez compares with other regions
Millet harvested per resident (kg) (2024)
Agadez ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Millet harvested per resident (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maradi | 180 kg |
| 3 | Tahoua | 162 kg |
| 4 | Tillabéri | 138 kg |
| 5 | Zinder | 131 kg |
| 6 | Diffa | 38 kg |
| 7 | Niamey | 6 kg |
| 8 | Agadez | 0 kg |
Geographic coverage of drinking-water points (2024)
Agadez ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Geographic coverage of drinking-water points |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maradi | 82.3% |
| 3 | Tillabéri | 75.9% |
| 4 | Tahoua | 74.0% |
| 5 | Niamey | 71.7% |
| 6 | Agadez | 71.3% |
| 7 | Diffa | 71.0% |
| 8 | Zinder | 63.6% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger: Annuaire statistique 2020-2024 (Statistical Yearbook, edition 2025): Tables 07.01, 08.01 (population projections), 11.03 (poverty), 12.02-12.04 (health), 14.14 (BEPC), 21.02 (millet), 22.01 (livestock), 25.02 (water), 28.16 and 28.20 (roads), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c7e47842c0e2…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International): Enquête Nationale sur la Fécondité et la Mortalité des Enfants de moins de cinq ans (ENAFEME) 2021, final report: regional rows of Tables 2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 3.3, 3.6, 5.2, 7.4, 8.5, 9.3, 11.3 and 13.7, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7d40b59f5faa…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger: Tableau de bord social N°9 (Social Dashboard, May 2025): Tables 11, 24, 30 and 37 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7342fb1c24dd…)
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