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According to the 2012 census, Islam is the most followed religion in Niger and is practiced by 99% of the population. [1] According to Pew, roughly 80% of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence, whilst 20% are non-denominational Muslims. [2] Other religions practiced in Niger include Animism and Christianity.
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [4] [5] the total population was 25,252,722 in 2021, compared to only 2 462 000 in 1950. The proportion of children and teenagers below the age of 15 in 2010 was 49%, 48.8% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while only 2.2% was 65 years or older.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Islam in Niger accounts for the vast majority of the nation's religious adherents. The faith is practiced by more than 99.3% of the population, [1] although this figure varies by source and percentage of the population who are classified as Animist. The vast majority of Muslims in Niger are Malikite Sunni.
Niger's new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to be ready to ...
The U.N. is spending over 20 times more money than usual on fuel for generators to keep millions of vaccines in Niger from spoiling due to incessant power cuts. The outages are the result of ...
Population age pyramid of Niger in 2020 Wodaabe women with traditional facial tattoos. As of 2021, the population of Niger was 25,252,722. [14] [15] Niger's population has rapidly increased from its population of 3.4 million in 1960 and has a current growth rate of 3.3% (7.1 children per mother). [128] [129]
Islam is the dominant religion in Niger, and is practiced by more than 99% of the population. [2] Approximately 95% of Muslims are Sunni; 5% are Shi'a. [2] There are small Christian, BaháΚΌí, and Animist communities, the first largely a remnant of French colonial influence.