Religion in Morocco

Religion in Morocco (est. 2021)[1]

  Sunni Islam (99%)
  Shia Islam, Ibadi Islam, others (1%)

The main religion in Morocco is Sunni Islam,[2] which is also the state religion of the country.[3] Officially, 99% of the population are Muslim, and virtually all of those are Sunni.[4][5][6] The second-largest religion in the country is Christianity,[7] but most Christians in Morocco are foreigners. There is a community of the Baháʼí Faith. Only a fraction of the former number of Maghrebi Jews have remained in the country, many having moved to Israel.

  1. ^ "Morocco (CIA factbook)". 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ US State Dept 2022 report
  3. ^ "Morocco's Constitution of 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Africa:: Morocco - The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Arab Barometer V Morocco Country Report" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Losing Our Religion? Two Thirds of People Still Claim to Be Religious". Gallup International. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. ^ What is each country’s second-largest religious group?