TheCIA World Factbook (2020 estimate) states that around 46.1% of the population areMuslims, 30.6% adhere to traditional faiths, 18.9% are Christians, and 4.4% arenon-religious or practice other religions.[1] Meanwhile, the US State Department mentions that estimates vary greatly and cites the Pew Forum data (2020) of 46% Muslim, 31% indigenous religious practices, and 19% Christian.[2]
Christians are mostly found along the coastal regions, and belong to theRoman Catholic Church (including Portuguese Bissau-Guineans) and variousProtestant denominations.[2]In 2017, Sunni Islam, including that ofSufi-oriented, were most concentrated in the northern and northeastern parts of the country, while practitioners of traditional indigenous religious beliefs generally live in all but the northern parts of the country.[2] The vast majority ofMuslims in the country areSunni ofMaliki school ofjurisprudence, withSufi influences.[3] Sizeable communities ofAhmadiyya Muslims also exist in some urban centers.
Ahmadiyya is anIslamic community inGuinea-Bissau, under the leadership of thecaliph in London. First established in the country in 1995, during the era of theFourth Caliphate, in 2012, the Community represented an estimated 2% of the country's Muslim population, corresponding to approximately 13,000 people.[4]
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