Religion in Gabon

Religion in Gabon (ARDA 2020 estimate)[1]

  Catholicism (52.5%)
  Other Christian (32.2%)
  Islam (10.1%)
  Traditional African religions (3.4%)
  Other (0.5%)
  None / No Answer (1.3%)
St. Lucy's Cathedral in Donguila

Christianity is the predominant religion in Gabon, with significant minorities of the adherents of Islam and traditional faiths.[2]

Gabon is a secular country and the constitution ensures freedom of religion. Many people practice elements of both Christianity and traditional indigenous religious beliefs.[2] Approximately 85% of the population (mainly Catholic) practice one of the denominations of Christianity; 10 percent practice Islam (mainly Sunni); the remainder practice traditional or other religions. The 2022 Afrobarometer found that 40.4% of the population identified as Nondenominational Christian and 22.5% as Catholic.[3]

  1. ^ The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-03
  2. ^ a b US State Dept 2022 report. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GAB_R9_Resume-des-resultats-Afrobarometer-22avril22.pdf. Retrieved 2024-10-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)