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Military service age and obligation
Niger — 21 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004) |
| 2006 | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - two years (2004) |
| 2007 | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006) |
| 2008 | 17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2008) |
| 2009 | 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) |
| 2010 | 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) |
| 2011 | 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) |
| 2012 | 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) |
| 2013 | 18 is the presumed legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2012) |
| 2014 | 18 is the presumed legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2012) |
| 2015 | 18 is the presumed legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2012) |
| 2016 | 18 is the presumed legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2012) |
| 2017 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2017) |
| 2018 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2017) |
| 2019 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2017) |
| 2020 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2017) |
| 2021 | has conscription, although it is reportedly not always enforced; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2021) |
| 2022 | has conscription, although it is reportedly not always enforced; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2022) |
| 2023 | 18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2023) |
| 2024 | 18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2023) |
| 2025 | 18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2025) |