Religion in Nigeria
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Fast Facts and Religious Adherent Statistics | |
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Population | 219,463,862 (#6 in world) (2021 est.) |
Ethnic Groups | Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.7% (more than 250 ethnic groups) (2018 est.) |
Religions | Muslim 53.5%, Roman Catholic 10.6%, other Christian 35.3%, other .6% (2018 est.) |
Islam | 53.5% (2018 est.) |
Christianity | 45.9% (2018 est.) |
Roman Catholicism | 10.6% (2018 est.) |
Article Info
Title | Religion in Nigeria |
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Published | February 9, 2021 |
Last Updated | February 13, 2021 |
URL | religionfacts.com/ |
Short URL | rlft.co/5649 |
MLA Citation | “Religion in Nigeria.” ReligionFacts.com. 13 Feb. 2021. Web. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021. <religionfacts.com/nigeria> |