Economy, jobs and prices in Tillabéri, Niger: official figures
15% of women aged 15 to 49 in Tillabéri were working at the time of the 2021 survey, against 67.9% of men; 4th lowest of the 8 regions for women.
How much millet does Tillabéri grow?
Farmers in Tillabéri harvested 578,250 tonnes of millet, Niger's staple grain, in 2024, about 138 kg per resident, 4th highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 146 kg); the yield was 462 kg per hectare (Niger: 564), against 338 in 2023.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many cattle are there in Tillabéri?
Livestock estimates put Tillabéri's cattle herd at 4.45 million head in 2024, 106 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 Tillabéri have drinking water nearby?
The water ministry put geographic coverage of drinking-water points in Tillabéri at 75.9% in 2024, 3rd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 74.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo villages in Tillabéri have clean water?
In rural Tillabéri, the theoretical access rate to drinking water (people that existing water points can serve) was 53.5% in 2023, 3rd lowest of the 7 regions outside Niamey (rural Niger: 49.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many paved roads does Tillabéri have?
Tillabéri had 1,196 km of paved road in 2024 out of 3,881 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 Tillabéri reach a road all year?
37.3% of Tillabéri's rural population lived within 2 km of an all-season road in 2024 (rural accessibility index, provisional), 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 37.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow Tillabéri compares with other regions
Millet harvested per resident (kg) (2024)
Tillabéri ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Millet harvested per resident (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dosso | 228 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 |
Geographic coverage of drinking-water points (2024)
Tillabéri ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Geographic coverage of drinking-water points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dosso | 82.4% |
| 2 | Maradi | 82.3% |
| 3 | Tillabéri | 75.9% |
| 4 | Tahoua | 74.0% |
| 5 | Niamey | 71.7% |
| 6 | Agadez | 71.3% |
| 7 | Diffa | 71.0% |
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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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