Islam in Guinea-Bissau

The CIA World Factbook (2020 estimate) states that around 46.1% of the population are Muslims, 30.6% adhere to traditional faiths, 18.9% are Christians, and 4.4% are non-religious or practice other religions.^[1] Meanwhile, the US State Department mentions that estimates vary greatly and cites the Pew Forum data (2020) of 46% Muslim, 31% indigenous religious practices, and 19% Christian.^[2]

Christians are mostly found along the coastal regions, and belong to the Roman Catholic Church (including Portuguese Bissau-Guineans) and various Protestant denominations.^[2] In 2017, Sunni Islam, including that of Sufi-oriented, were most concentrated in the northern and northeastern parts of the country, while practitioners of traditional indigenous religious beliefs generally live in all but the northern parts of the country.^[2] The vast majority of Muslims in the country are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence, with Sufi influences.^[3] Sizeable communities of Ahmadiyya Muslims also exist in some urban centers.

Ahmadiyya

Main article: Ahmadiyya in Guinea-Bissau

Ahmadiyya is an Islamic community in Guinea-Bissau, under the leadership of the caliph in London. First established in the country in 1995, during the era of the Fourth Caliphate, in 2012, the Community represented an estimated 2% of the country's Muslim population, corresponding to approximately 13,000 people.^[4]

See also

• Religion in Guinea-Bissau
• Ahmadiyya in Guinea-Bissau