Country: Niger
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 312,000 | 33,377,000 | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.20 % | 6 | |
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Americans, U.S. | 1,100 | 192,802,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-Canadian | 1,100 | 17,125,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 74.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 7,400 | 7,633,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Libyan | 12,000 | 2,653,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Baggara, Shuwa Arab | 12,000 | 3,762,000 | Arabic, Chadian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Bambara | 50,000 | 6,375,000 | Bamanankan | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 1.80 % | 1 | |
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Daza | 89,000 | 581,000 | ● | Dazaga | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Deaf | 242,000 | 47,601,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 0.33 % | -1 | 5 |
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Dendi, Dandawa | 132,000 | 403,000 | Dendi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.03 % | 3 | |
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French | 6,700 | 50,524,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 63.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Fulani, Sokoto | 670,000 | 1,119,000 | ● | Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 13 |
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Fulani, Western | 1,160,000 | 1,160,000 | ● | Fulfulde, Western Niger | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 23 |
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Fulani, Wodaabe | 86,000 | 86,000 | ● | Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 1.30 % | 2 |
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Gourma | 75,000 | 1,559,000 | Gourmanchema | Islam | 4 ● | 30.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
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Hausa | 11,377,000 | 49,590,000 | ● | Hausa | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.60 % | 228 |
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Hausa, Maouri | 872,000 | 872,000 | ● | Hausa | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.50 % | 17 |
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Iberogen, Igdalen | 63,000 | 63,000 | ● | Tagdal | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kanembu | 32,000 | 857,000 | Kanembu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kanuri, Bilma | 40,000 | 40,000 | ● | Kanuri, Bilma | Islam | 4 ● | 2.40 % | 2.40 % | -1 - |
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Kanuri, Manga | 669,000 | 1,057,000 | ● | Kanuri, Manga | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 13 |
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Kanuri, Tumari | 96,000 | 96,000 | ● | Kanuri, Tumari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Kanuri, Yerwa | 191,000 | 8,109,000 | Kanuri, Yerwa | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
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Moor | 25,000 | 4,494,000 | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Mossi | 224,000 | 12,453,000 | Moore | Islam | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Songhai-Koyraboro | 900,000 | 1,972,000 | ● | Songhay, Koyraboro Senni | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 18 |
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Tasawaq | 20,000 | 20,000 | ● | Tasawaq | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Tetserret | 2,200 | 2,200 | ● | Tetserret | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 |
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Tuareg, Air | 449,000 | 449,000 | ● | Tamajeq, Tayart | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.20 % | 9 |
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Tuareg, Algerian | 24,000 | 191,000 | Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Tuareg, Arabized | 498,000 | 498,000 | ● | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 10 |
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Tuareg, Asben | 174,000 | 174,000 | ● | Tamajeq, Tayart | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 3 |
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Tuareg, Tahaggart | 48,000 | 113,000 | ● | Tamahaq, Tahaggart | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Tuareg, Tamajaq | 1,075,000 | 1,550,000 | ● | Tamajaq, Tawallammat | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | 0.09 % | 22 |
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Tubu, Teda | 25,000 | 130,000 | ● | Tedaga | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Yoruba | 75,000 | 36,811,000 | Yoruba | Islam | 4 ● | 20.00 % | 7.50 % | -1 - | |
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Zarma | 4,393,000 | 4,571,000 | ● | Zarma | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 88 |
| Totals: 37 | 24,128,000 | 29 ● | 1.51 % | 0.92 % | 479 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 79,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2020) | 24,207,000 |
| Provinces ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Agadez | 649,000 |
| Diffa | 792,000 |
| Dosso | 2,846,000 |
| Maradi | 4,860,000 |
| Niamey | 1,163,000 |
| Tahoua | 4,596,000 |
| Tillabéry | 3,802,000 |
| Zinder | 5,016,000 |
| Provinces: 8 | 23,724,000 |
| UN Country Population | 24,207,000 |
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Niger prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| Open Doors Persecution Ranking |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 287,718,000 | 1,192.5 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 765,974,000 | 3,174.6 % | 70.6 % | 24.5 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 205,728,000 | 852.7 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114,521,000 | 474.6 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 24,128,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples Primary Language |
# Unreached Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | aao | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Spoken | arq | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Chadian Spoken | shu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan Spoken | ayl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bamanankan | bam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dazaga | dzg | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dendi | ddn | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger | fuq | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Fulfulde, Western Niger | fuh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gourmanchema | gux | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hassaniyya | mey | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hausa | hau | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kanembu | kbl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kanuri, Bilma | bms | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kanuri, Manga | kby | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kanuri, Tumari | krt | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kanuri, Yerwa | knc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Moore | mos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Songhay, Koyraboro Senni | ses | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tagdal | tda | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tamahaq, Tahaggart | thv | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tamajaq, Tawallammat | ttq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamajeq, Tayart | thz | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tasawaq | twq | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tedaga | tuq | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tetserret | tez | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zarma | dje | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 32 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 4 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.9 %) | 1.5 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 5.0 % |
| Hinduism | 0.0 % |
| Islam | 93.4 % |
| Non-Religious | 0.1 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.0 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 0.0 % |
| Independent | 32.5 % |
| Orthodox | 0.2 % |
| Other Christian | 9.3 % |
| Protestant | 27.5 % |
| Roman Catholic | 29.5 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
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| People Groups | 37 |
| Unreached People Groups | 29 (78.4%) |
| Population | 24,128,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 4.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 23,698,000 (98.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.5% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.9% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.7% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 479 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 16% |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, West and Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | NG |
| Official Language(s) | French |
| Literacy Rate | 19% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 19,544,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 50 (1=High to 50=Low OD) |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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Niger prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| Open Doors Persecution Ranking |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| More great prayer resources at Prayercast |
