Religion in Africa has a very diverse character, it is a continent recognized by the deep religious spirit of its inhabitants, as well as by the tolerance with which they accept and assume religious proposals.

The population of Africa has more than 800 million inhabitants, who, by religion, are distributed in: 316 million Muslims, more than half of them in the Arab countries of the north of the continent; 256 million Christians, of which just over 124 million are Catholic and, in contrast to the Christian and Islamic religions, which later expanded and are currently followed by the majority of the continent, it is estimated that there are around 200 million followers of the African traditional religions.

 

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  1. Mauritius: Hinduism (48.5%).
  2. Mauritania: Islam (100%).
  3. Mozambique: Catholicism (28.4%).
  4. Namibia: Christianity (≈85%).
  5. Niger: Islam (80%).
  6. Nigeria: Islam (50%).
  7. Central African Republic: Christianity (47%) and Animists (41%).
  8. Republic of the Congo: Catholicism (33.1%).
  9. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Catholicism (50%).
  10. Rwanda: Catholicism (49.5%).
  11. Sao Tome and Principe: Catholicism (55.7%).
  12. Senegal: Islam (94%).
  13. Seychelles: Catholicism (76.2%).
  14. Sierra Leone: Islam (60%).
  15. Somalia: Sunismo (100%).
  16. South Africa: Protestantism (68%).
  17. Swaziland: Christianity (80%).
  18. Sudan: Sunism (80% unknown).
  19. South Sudan: Christianity (70%) and Animism (20%).
  20. Tanzania: Christianity (60%).
  21. Togo: Christianity (29%).
  22. Tunisia: Islam (99.1%). Sunnism is predominant.
  23. Uganda: Catholicism (41.9%).
  24. Djibouti: Islam (94%).
  25. Zambia: Protestantism (75.3%).
  26. Zimbabwe: Christianity (50%)
  27. Angola: Christianity (41%).
  28. Algeria: Islam (100%). Sunnism is predominant
  29. Benin: Catholicism (27.1%).
  30. Botswana: Christianity (71.6%)
  31. Burkina Faso: Islam (60.5%).
  32. Burundi: Catholicism (62.1%).
  33. Cape Verde: Catholicism (77.3%).
  34. Cameroon: Christianity (40%).
  35. Chad: Islam (54%).
  36. Comoros: Sunismo (98%).
  37. Ivory Coast: Islam (38.6%).
  38. Egypt: Islam (90%). Sunnism is predominant
  39. Eritrea: Islam (% unknown).
  40. Ethiopia: Ethiopian Orthodox Church (43.5%).
  41. Gabon: Christianity (≈ 65%).
  42. Gambia: Islam (90%).
  43. Ghana: Christianity (71.2%).
  44. Guinea: Islam (85%).
  45. Equatorial Guinea: Catholicism (80%).
  46. Guinea-Bissau: Islam (45%).
  47. Kenya: Christianity (82.5%). Protestantism is predominant.
  48. Lesotho: Christianity (80%).
  49. Libya: Islam (96.6%). Sunnism is predominant.
  50. Madagascar: Local indigenous beliefs, Christianity and Islam (% unknown).
  51. Malawi: Christianity (82.6%).
  52. Mali: Islam (94.8%).
  53. Morocco: Islam (99%). Sunnism is predominant.