Niger Military Profile 2013

Military branches

Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2010)

Military service age and obligation

17-21 years of age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2009)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 3,329,184
females age 16-49: 3,267,669 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 2,194,570
females age 16-49: 2,219,416 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 186,348
female: 180,779 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures

1.3% of GDP (2006)