Together, the ten countries with the largest number of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Angola, Madagascar) are about one in six of the World's Christians;
The majority of Christians in Sub-Saharan Africa are Protestants (57%),
including the members of the African Independent Churches and Anglicans;
Orthodox Christians represent about 8% of Christians in the region;
Approximately one in three Africans (34%) are Catholics.
Christian traditions in Sub-Saharan Africa (Data in thousands of people).
Protestants
Catholics
Orthodox
Others
Total
Christian estimated population
295,510
176,040
40,120
4,790
516,470
% Christian Population
57.2
34.1
7.8
0.0
100
Nigeria is the most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa and is home to the largest Christian Population in the region.
Nigeria has more than 80
million Christians (60 million Protestants and 20 million Catholics), who represent about half of the total population of the country.
The Muslim Population in Nigeria is almost equal to its Christian Population,
according to Pew Forum analysis, there were about 76 million Muslims in Nigeria.
Estimation of Christian Population in Africa (Data in thousands of people).
Region Southern Africa
Sub total Southern Africa Central Africa
Sub total Central Africa West Africa
Sub total West Africa East Africa
Sub total East Africa
Country
Angola
Botswana Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauricio
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Eswatini
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Congo
Central African Republic
Gabon
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
The Comoros
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Djibouti