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Niger

Total Population

24,128,102

Country Flag

Major Languages

  • Français

    Official Language

  • Haoussa

    National Language

  • Zarma

    National Language

  • Many National Languages

Major Religion

Islam

Capital City

  • Niamey
    Population 1,291,848

Major Cities

  • Zinder
    Population 322,935

The breakdown of Niger’s Stratus Index Ranking with rankings for each group, category, and subcategory:

Stratus Index

18 / 177

Rankings of (01) have the highest needs

People Groups

Bubbles are sized according to their relative population size within the country.

Show only indigenous people groups

0%

100%

Less Reached

More Reached

Population

24,128,102

People Groups

37

Christian

1.51%

Evangelical

0.92%

Unreached

98.2%

Population Unreached

23,697,971

Frontier

19.9%

Population Frontier

4,809,000

People Groups

37

Unreached

29

Frontier

16
0.74%

of the world's unreached population

Biggest People Groups

  • Population
    11,377,000
    47.15%
    Christian
    1.8%
    Evangelical
    1.6%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,160,000
    4.81%
    Christian
    0.01%
    Evangelical
    0.01%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    900,000
    3.73%
    Christian
    0.15%
    Evangelical
    0.1%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    670,000
    2.78%
    Christian
    0.05%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    498,000
    2.06%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    4,393,000
    18.21%
    Christian
    0.15%
    Evangelical
    0.1%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,075,000
    4.46%
    Christian
    0.09%
    Evangelical
    0.09%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    872,000
    3.61%
    Christian
    2.25%
    Evangelical
    1.5%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    669,000
    2.77%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    449,000
    1.86%
    Christian
    0.2%
    Evangelical
    0.2%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes

Language Groups

Bubbles are sized according to their relative population size within the country.

Show only indigenous people groups

Number Of Languages

32

Full Bible

10

Full Bible

17,986,900

New Testament

8

Population New Testament

5,416,000

Portion

7

Population Portion

237,400

No Scripture Access

7

Population No Scripture Access

488,200

% of languages with >2% Christian

68.75%

% of languages with >0.1% Christian

40.63%

0%

100%

Less Reached

More Reached

Highest Spoken Languages

  • Population
    12,249,000
    50.77%
    Christian
    1.83%
    Evangelical
    1.59%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,160,000
    4.81%
    Christian
    0.02%
    Evangelical
    0.01%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    900,000
    3.73%
    Christian
    0.15%
    Evangelical
    0.1%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    756,000
    3.13%
    Christian
    0.21%
    Evangelical
    0.15%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    623,000
    2.58%
    Christian
    0.4%
    Evangelical
    0.37%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    4,393,000
    18.21%
    Christian
    0.15%
    Evangelical
    0.1%
    Scripture Access
    Bible Complète
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,075,000
    4.46%
    Christian
    0.09%
    Evangelical
    0.09%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    810,000
    3.36%
    Christian
    0.08%
    Evangelical
    0.08%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    669,000
    2.77%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Nouveau Testament
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    242,000
    1%
    Christian
    0.33%
    Evangelical
    N/A
    Scripture Access
    Non Spécifié
    Indigenous
    Yes