Editing Niger (section)

=== Ethnic groups ===
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|title=Ethnic Groups in Niger (2001 Census)<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat-niger.org/frame/demographie.htm|title=DEMOGRAPHIE|website=stat-niger.org|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922235514/http://www.stat-niger.org/frame/demographie.htm|archive-date=22 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|Hausa|darkgreen|55.4}}
{{bar percent|Zarma & Songhai|purple|21}}
{{bar percent|Tuareg|red|9.3}}
{{bar percent|Fula|black|8.5}}
{{bar percent|Kanuri|orange|4.7}}
{{bar percent|Toubou|green|0.4}}
{{bar percent|Arab|darkblue|0.4}}
{{bar percent|Gurma|white|0.4}}
{{bar percent|Other|darkred|0.1}}
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{{Main|Hausa people|Zarma people|Tuareg people|Fula people|Kanuri people|Tubu people|Diffa Arabs|Gurma people}}
As in most West African countries, Niger has a wide variety of ethnic groups. The ethnic makeup of Niger in 2001 was as follows: [[Hausa people|Hausa]] (55.4%), [[Zarma people|Zarma]] & [[Songhay people (subgroup)|Songhay]] (21%), [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]] (9.3%), [[Fula people|Fula]] ({{langx|fr|Peuls}}; {{langx|ff|Fulɓe}}) (8.5%), [[Kanuri people|Kanuri Manga]] (4.7%), [[Tubu people|Tubu]] (0.4%), [[Diffa Arabs|Arab]] (0.4%), [[Gurma people|Gourmantche]] (0.4%), other (0.1%).<ref name="ins-demographics"/> The [[Zarma people|Zarma]] and [[Songhay people (subgroup)|Songhay]] dominate the Dosso, Tillabéri, and Niamey regions, the [[Hausa people|Hausa]] dominate the Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua regions, [[Kanuri people|Kanuri Manga]] dominate the Diffa region, and [[Touaregs|Tuaregs]] dominate the Agadez region in Northern Niger.<ref name="auto3"/>