Christianity is the majority religion in Burundi and its followed by 85% of the population. Among Christians, Roman Catholics have the largest adherents followed by the protestants churches, African Churches, and other small Christian groups.
About 6% of the population practices the Traditional African Religion, and 2.5% follows Islam. And the remaining 6.1% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Religion percentage in Burundi
Religion/ Affilations | Percentage |
Christians | 85% |
– Roman Catholic | – 61.4% |
– Protestant | – 21.4% |
– Other Christians | – 2.3% |
Other Religion | |
Traditional African Religion | 6% |
Islam | 2.5% |
Others | 0.3% |
No religion/atheist | 6.1% |
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