Christianity is the main religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2020, over 650 million people in the region were Christian. Muslims followed, amounting to around 330 million. Moreover, folk religions counted over 33 million adherents, while the unaffiliated were approximately 31 million.
Population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation
(in 1,000s)
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The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (January 7, 2022). Population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282701/population-of-sub-saharan-africa-by-religion/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282701/population-of-sub-saharan-africa-by-religion/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (2022). Population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282701/population-of-sub-saharan-africa-by-religion/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Population of Sub-saharan Africa as of 2020, by Religious Affiliation (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282701/population-of-sub-saharan-africa-by-religion/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282701/population-of-sub-saharan-africa-by-religion/ (last visited November 28, 2024)
Population of Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by religious affiliation (in 1,000s) [Graph], The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282701/population-of-sub-saharan-africa-by-religion/
