Religion adoption varied across residential areas in Tanzania as of 2021. In urban regions, over 40 percent of respondents declared being Muslims, while this share stood at nearly 25 percent in rural areas. In urban and rural regions, around 15 percent and 14 percent of the surveyed population, respectively, identified as Christians only. Among Christian religions, Roman Catholic was the most followed - by 27 percent of respondents in rural areas and 20.8 percent in urban areas.
Distribution of religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by area of residence
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Afrobarometer. (December 8, 2021). Distribution of religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by area of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289050/main-religions-in-tanzania-by-area-of-residence/
Afrobarometer. "Distribution of religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by area of residence." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289050/main-religions-in-tanzania-by-area-of-residence/
Afrobarometer. (2021). Distribution of religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by area of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289050/main-religions-in-tanzania-by-area-of-residence/
Afrobarometer. "Distribution of Religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by Area of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289050/main-religions-in-tanzania-by-area-of-residence/
Afrobarometer, Distribution of religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by area of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289050/main-religions-in-tanzania-by-area-of-residence/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of religions in Tanzania as of 2021, by area of residence [Graph], Afrobarometer, December 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289050/main-religions-in-tanzania-by-area-of-residence/
