Religion in Algeria

Religion in Algeria (2020)[1]

  Islam (99.1%)
  Christianity (0.4%)
  Unaffiliated (0.4%)

Other religions total <0.1%

Religion in Algeria is dominated by Muslims, with nearly ninety-eight of the population (over ninety-nine percent of the population that state any religion) adhering to Sunni Islam of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, as of 2020.[2] The remainder include other Islamic schools and branches (Shias and Ibadis), Christian denominations (Roman Catholics, Seventh-day Adventists, the Protestant Church of Algeria (a federation of Reformed and Methodist groups), Lutherans, Anglicans and Egyptian Copts), Baháʼís and Jews.[3][4] Estimates of the Christian population range from 71,000 (estimate for 2010)[5] to 200,000 (2018 report).[3] The latest available estimates suggest a Baháʼí population of 3,300 (2010 report),[6] and a Jewish community of less than 200 people.[3]

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  2. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". Pew Research Center.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom: Algeria. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (Report). United States Department of State. 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. ^ "The World Factbook – Africa – Algeria". CIA. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
  5. ^ Hackett, Conrad; Connor, Phillip; Stonawski, Marcin; Skirbekk, Vegard; Potančoková, Michaela; Abel, Guy (2015-04-02). "Religious Composition by Country, 2010 and 2050". The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050 (PDF) (Report). Pew Research Center. p. 234. Retrieved 2020-10-21. Algeria 2010 Christian: ≈0.2% of 35,470,000 population (≈70,940)
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