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Cameroon is a Christian majority nation, with Islam being a minority faith practiced by around 30.6% of the total population as of 2022.[1][2] Among Cameroonian Muslims, approximately 27% identify themselves as Sunni, 2% Ahmadi and 3% Shia, while the majority of the rest do not associate themselves with a particular group and sect.[3]
In Cameroon, 48% of Muslims belong to a Sufi Tariqah (order).[4] The Fulani, a pastoral nomadic group, spread Islam in early 19th century West Africa largely through commercial activity and Sufi brotherhoods (Qadiri and Tijani). In the northern provinces, the locally dominant Fulani is overwhelmingly Muslim. Other ethnic groups, known collectively as the Kirdi, generally practice some form of Islam. The Bamoun ethnic group of the West Province is also largely Muslim.
- ^ "CIA Cameroon".
- ^ "Cameroon Muslims". Archived from the original on 2018-08-20.
- ^ "The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity" (PDF). Pew Forum on Religious & Public life. August 9, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity". The Pew Forum: On Religion and Public Life. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2015.