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Christianity is the dominant religion in South Africa, with 85.3% of the population in 2022 professing to be Christian. No single denomination predominates, with mainstream Protestant churches, Pentecostal churches, African initiated churches, and the Catholic Church all having significant numbers of adherents.
Christianity by country. Christianity is the dominant religion in South Africa, with almost 80% of the population in 2001 professing to be Christian. No single denomination predominates, with mainstream Protestant churches, Pentecostal churches, African initiated churches, and the Catholic Church all having significant numbers of adherents.
According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. [1] The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032. [4] In 2011, Statistics South Africa counted 2.1 million foreigners in total. [5]
Protestantism in South Africa accounted for 73.2% of the population in 2010. [1] Approximately 81% of South Africans are Christian and 5 out of 6 Christians are Protestant (c. 36.5 million people). Later censuses do not ask for citizens’ religious affiliations. [2] Estimates in 2017 suggested that 62.5% of the population are Protestant.
Christianity is embraced by the majority of the population in most Southern African, Southeast African, and Central African states and in large parts of the Horn of Africa and West Africa, while the Coptic Christians make up a significant minority in Egypt. According to a 2018 study by the Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary, more Christians ...
Islam by country. South Africa is a Christian majority nation with Islam being a minority religion, practised by roughly 1.6% of the total population. [4] Islam in South Africa has grown in three different phases. The first phase brought the earliest Muslims as part of the involuntary migration of slaves, artisans, political prisoners, and ...
Religion in Africa (2020 estimate) [1] Christianity (49.3%) Islam (41.5%) Traditional faiths (7.9%) None / Other (1.3%) Religion in Africa is multifaceted and has been a major influence on art, culture and philosophy. Today, the continent's various populations and individuals are mostly adherents of Christianity, Islam, and to a lesser extent ...
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.