Religion in Afghanistan

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Religion in Afghanistan
Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif
The largest mosque in Afghanistan
Majority
Sunni Islam
Minority
Historic/Extinct
Controversy
Religion in Afghanistan (2012)
religion percent
Sunni Islam
 
 90%
Shia Islam
 
 9.7%
Other religion
 
 0.3%

Religion in Afghanistan (2012)

  Sunni Islam (90%)
  Shia Islam (9.7%)
  Other religion (0.3%)

Sunni Islam (Hanafi/Deobandi) is the largest and the state religion of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[1][2][3] According to The World Factbook, Sunni Muslims constitute between 84.7 and 89.7% of the population, and Shia Muslims between 10 and 15%. Other religions are followed by 0.3% of the population.[4][5]

In 2022, Freedom House rated Afghanistan’s religious freedom as 1 out of 4.[6]

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  6. ^ Freedom House, Retrieved 2023-04-25