Being the most influential and widespread religion, Christianity has shaped the political, social and cultural opinions of Africans. Over the past decades, the population of Christians in African has increased owing to factors such as fertility, age structure, migration and religious switching. According to projections from a leading American research organization, the population of Christians in Africa is expected to exponentially grow to up-to 1 billion in 2050. Below is a table showing the population of Christians in Africa by countries.
Christian population in Africa by country in 2023 (All 54 Countries)
|
Country |
Christian Population | Percentage % in the Total Population |
|
Nigeria |
88,400,000 |
49% |
|
DR Congo |
63,150,000 |
92% |
|
Ethiopia |
52,580,000 |
64% |
|
South Africa |
43,090,000 |
79.8% |
|
Kenya |
34,774,000 |
85.1% |
|
Tanzania |
31,342,000 |
61.4% |
|
Gabon |
29,943,000 |
88% |
|
Uganda |
29,943,000 |
88.6% |
|
Ghana |
19,300,000 |
71.2% |
|
Angola |
17,094,000 |
75% |
|
Cameroon |
13,390,000 |
65% |
|
Mozambique |
13,121,000 |
56.1% |
|
Zambia |
12,939,000 |
95.5% |
|
Malawi |
12,538,000 |
79.9% |
|
Zimbabwe |
12,500,000 |
87% |
|
Rwanda |
9,619,000 |
93.6% |
|
Egypt |
9,029,000 |
10% |
|
Madagascar |
8,260,000 |
41% |
|
Ivory Coast |
7,075,000 |
32.8% |
|
Burundi |
7,662,000 |
75% |
|
South Sudan |
6,010,000 |
60.5% |
|
Chad |
4,150,000 |
35% |
|
Benin |
3,943,000 |
42.8% |
|
Burkina Faso |
3,746,000 |
22% |
|
Republic of Congo |
3,409,000 |
90.7% |
|
Eritrea |
2,871,000 |
50% |
|
Central African Republic |
2,302,000 |
80% |
|
Namibia |
1,991,000 |
90% |
|
Togo |
1,996,000 |
29% |
|
Lesotho |
1,876,000 |
90% |
|
Botswana |
1,416,000 |
71.6% |
|
Liberia |
1,391,000 |
85.5% |
|
Guinea |
1,032,000 |
8.9% |
|
Eswatini |
994,000 |
82.7% |
|
Sierra Leon |
919,000 |
15% |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
683,000 |
88.7% |
|
Senegal |
570,000 |
4.2% |
|
Sudan |
525,000 |
1.5% |
|
Cape Verde |
487,000 |
89.1% |
|
Algeria |
380,000 |
2% |
|
Mali |
348,000 |
2.4% |
|
Morocco |
336,000 |
1% |
|
Libya |
170,000 |
2.7% |
|
Guinea Bissau |
165,000 |
10% |
|
Niger |
85,000 |
0.5% |
|
Seychelles |
80,000 |
94.7% |
|
Gambia |
79,000 |
4.2% |
|
Djibouti |
53,000 |
6% |
|
Tunisia |
25,000 |
0.2% |
|
Comoros |
15,000 |
2.1% |
|
Mauritania |
5,000 |
0.14% |
|
Somalia |
1,000 |
0.01% |
|
Western Sahara |
200 |
0.04% |
Top 10 Countries with the Most Share of Christian Population in Africa
|
Country |
Total Population |
Percentage % Of Christians in the Total Population |
|
Zambia |
20,612,493 |
95.5% |
|
Seychelles |
107,708 |
94.7% |
|
Rwanda |
14,118,107 |
93.6% |
|
DR Congo |
102,516,600 |
92% |
|
Republic of Congo |
6,117,687 |
90.7% |
|
Namibia |
2,604,172 |
90% |
|
Lesotho |
2,332,354 |
90% |
|
Cape Verde |
598,682 |
89.1% |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
1,717,838 |
88.7% |
|
Uganda |
48,691,137 |
88% |
Christian Population vs Other Religions in Africa
|
Religion |
Population |
Percentage % of Christians in the Total population |
|
Christianity |
658,530,000 |
50.43% |
|
Muslims |
575,350,000 (83,180,000 Less than Christian population) |
44.06% |
|
Folk religions |
34,550,000 (632,980,000 Less than Christian population) |
2.65% |
|
Hindu |
1,580,000 (656,950,000 Less than Christian population) |
0.12% |
|
Buddhists |
150,000 (658,380,000 Less than Christian population) |
0.01% |
|
Unaffiliated |
33,000,000 (625,530,000 Less than Christian population) |
2.53% |
|
Other Religions |
2,900,000 (655,630,000 Less than Christian population) |
0.22% |
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