The remainder of the Nigerien people are nomadic or seminomadic livestock-raising peoples—Tuareg, Fulani,[1] Toubou and Diffa Arabs.

With rapidly growing populations and the consequent competition for meager natural resources, lifestyles of these two types of peoples have come increasingly into conflict in Niger in recent years.

Niger's very high total fertility rate (6.89 children born per woman, which is the highest in the world[2]), nonetheless, means that nearly half (49%) of the Nigerien population is under age 15.

[6] Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2017):[7] Registration of vital events in Niger is incomplete.

The website Our World in Data prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the United Nations.