Religion in Niger
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Fast Facts and Religious Adherent Statistics | |
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Population | 23,605,767 (#56 in world) (2021 est.) |
Demonym | noun: Nigerien(s) adjective: Nigerien |
Ethnic Groups | Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.) |
Religions | Muslim 99.3%, Christian 0.3%, animist 0.2%, none 0.1% (2012 est.) |
Islam | 99.3% (2012 est.) |
Christianity | 0.3% (2012 est.) |
Folk | 0.2% (2012 est.) |
None | 0.1% (2012 est.) |
Article Info
Title | Religion in Niger |
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Published | February 9, 2021 |
Last Updated | February 13, 2021 |
URL | religionfacts.com/ |
Short URL | rlft.co/5648 |
MLA Citation | “Religion in Niger.” ReligionFacts.com. 13 Feb. 2021. Web. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021. <religionfacts.com/niger> |