The 2021 population and housing census in Ghana revealed that Pentecostal/Charismatic Christians were the largest religious group in Ghana, reaching a share of 31.6 percent. This translated into over 9.7 million of the country's population, an increase compared to the 2010 census year. The Islamic region followed with a nation-wide coverage of nearly 20 percent. Moreover, only 1.1 percent of the country's population had no religion, which was a decrease from the 5.3 percent in the previous census year.
Religious affiliation of the population in Ghana in 2010 and 2021
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Ghana Statistical Service. (November 18, 2021). Religious affiliation of the population in Ghana in 2010 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172414/religious-affiliation-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Religious affiliation of the population in Ghana in 2010 and 2021." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172414/religious-affiliation-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Religious affiliation of the population in Ghana in 2010 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172414/religious-affiliation-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Religious Affiliation of The Population in Ghana in 2010 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172414/religious-affiliation-in-ghana/
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Religious affiliation of the population in Ghana in 2010 and 2021 [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, November 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172414/religious-affiliation-in-ghana/
