FACTOID # 2: At least 9 out 10 Nigerians attend church regularly. Only 4 out of 10 Americans claim to do so.
 
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Africa > Niger > Religion

NIGERIEN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Catholic > Diocesan priests 16 [114th of 143]
Catholic > Total Priests 41 [115th of 149]
Catholics 11,000 [129th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 0.1 [136th of 150]
Islam > Number of Muslim 13,580,000 [23rd of 67]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 90% [26th of 168]
Islam > Population 10,499,343 [24th of 165]
Islam > Shia 407,400 [29th of 67]
Islam > Shia to Muslim 3 % [45th of 67]
Islam > Sunni 13,172,600 [20th of 67]
Islam > Sunni to Muslim 97 % [21st of 67]
Islam in Africa > Islamic population in Africa and population percentage > Population 90 % [11th of 45]
Muslim 97 % [20th of 66]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 116,659 [109th of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 1 % [127th of 163]
Religions
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
Religions > All
Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
Religions > Muslim 80 % [27th of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 0.1 % [157th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 187 [178th of 232]

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SOURCES: Catholic Hierarchy.org; Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; Wikipedia: Islam in Africa ; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger

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