Religion in Lesotho

Religion in Lesotho (Afrobarometer 2020)[1]

  Protestantism (52%)
  Catholicism (41%)
  Others / None (7%)
St. Michael's Cathedral. Lesotho is a predominantly Christian nation.

Christianity is the dominant religion in Lesotho,[2] with Protestantism and Catholicism being its main denominations.[3][4]

The 2022 United States Department of State report found Protestants slightly outnumbered Catholics.[2] Non-Christian religions represent only 1.5% of the population, and those of no religion 3.5%.[5] The non-Christian people primarily subscribe to traditional African religions, with small groups of Muslims, Hindus and Baha'is.[2][6]

  1. ^ "Lesotho".
  2. ^ a b c US State Dept 2022 report This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Table: Christian Population as Percentages of Total Population by Country". Pew Research Center. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ Elias Kifon Bongmba (2015). Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa. Routledge. pp. 393–394. ISBN 978-1-134-50577-7.
  5. ^ "Lesotho: Demographic and Health Survey, 2014" (PDF). Ministry of Health. p. 38. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ Lesotho, CIA Factbook