Ethnic Groups
| Ethnic group |
census 1988 | census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Hausa | 3,770,927 | 53.0 | 6,069,731 | 55.4 |
| Djerma | 1,511,341 | 21.2 | 2,300,874 | 21.0 |
| Touareg | 739,202 | 10.4 | 1,016,883 | 9.3 |
| Peul | 694,428 | 9.8 | 935,517 | 8.5 |
| Kanuri | 316,471 | 4.4 | 513,116 | 4.7 |
| Toubou | 31,403 | 0.4 | 42,172 | 0.4 |
| Arab | 24,178 | 0.3 | 40,085 | 0.4 |
| Gourma | 19,714 | 0.3 | 39,797 | 0.4 |
| Other | 12,265 | 0.2 | 5,951 | 0.1 |
| Total | 7,119,929 | 10,964,126 | ||
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