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Religión Burkina Faso

Islam believers fall in Burkina Faso

Islam, with 57.9% of the population, is the religion of the majority of the population. A very hight percentage of population, 99.5%, confess to having religious feelings.

The latest survey data indicate believers share of Burkina Faso population, has dropped to 99.5%. As to Islam it has also decreased, the previous survey recorded 58% of the population professed it and according to the latest data 57.9% follow it.

The Burkina Faso’s second-largest religion is Christianity, accounts for about 29.35% of the population.

Related data:

Burkina Faso - Religions
DateChristianityIslamAnimistBaha’iOtherNon-Religious
201029.35%57.90%12.20%0.01%0.03%0.50%
200522.59%58.00%18.91%0.01%0.01%0.48%
200021.46%57.00%21.00%0.01%0.07%0.46%
199515.70%50.00%32.90%0.02%0.85%0.54%
199014.89%48.62%35.00%0.02%0.91%0.56%
198516.48%46.81%36.00%0.02%0.37%0.32%
198013.53%42.83%43.61%0.01%0.01%0.01%
197510.26%35.73%53.40%0.01%0.59%0.01%
19709.00%32.37%58.61%0.01%0.01%
19654.00%30.00%65.63%0.36%0.01%
19603.37%23.00%73.48%0.14%0%
Burkina Faso - Religions
Burkina Faso - Religions