Religion in Zambia

Religions in Zambia (2022 estimate)[1][2]

  Christianity (95.5%)
  No religion (1.8%)
  Islam (0.5%)
  Other (2.2%)
Interior of the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in capital Lusaka.

Christianity is the predominant religion in Zambia and is recognised as the state religion by the country's constitution.[3] Before the arrival of European missionaries, the various ethnic groups residing in the territory of modern day Zambia practiced a variety of African traditional religions.

According to the most recent estimates, 75.3% of Zambians were Protestant, 20.2% were other Christians, 0.5% were Muslim, 2.2% followed other religions, and 1.8% had no religion.[1]: 20  However, the World Christian Database in 2016 noted that 82.3% of the population were Christian, 10.4% were Animists, 0.5% were Baháʼí, 2.2% were Muslim, 4.6% were agnostic, and all other groups including Hindu were counted as 0.2%, in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Central Statistical Office, Zambia. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.: 19–20 
  2. ^ "Zambia".
  3. ^ "Amended Constitution of Zambia". Government of Zambia. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Zambia". Association for Religion Data Archives. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2016.