Christianity is the main religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2020, 62 percent of the region's population was Christian. Muslims followed, accounting for 31.4 percent of the total population. In addition, 3.2 percent of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa practiced traditional African religions, while the unaffiliated constituted three percent of the population.
Distribution of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation
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The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (December 21, 2022). Distribution of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282636/distribution-of-religions-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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