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Nigeria

Nigeria Religion Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 10,795.5 2013 57th out of 130
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 350 2014 6th out of 175
Christian > Mormon > Members 118,000 2014 14th out of 195
Christian > Protestant > Protestant percent 26.5% 2014 42nd out of 58
Islam > Percentage Muslim 50% 2004 49th out of 167
Jehovahs Witnesses 276,756 2002 4th out of 177
Major religion(s) Islam, Christianity, indigenous beliefs 2013
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 47.9% 2014 49th out of 184
Muslim > Muslim population 75.73 million 2014 6th out of 177
Religions Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% 2008
Religions > All Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% 2006
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 95.5% 2014 26th out of 143
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 2.5% 2014 132nd out of 143
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 228,705 2004 18th out of 230
Shia Islam population > Number of Shia muslims <4,000,000 2009

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Nigeria Religion Profiles (Subcategories)

Catholic 5 Christian 12
  • Nigeria ranked first for seventh-day adventist membership amongst Muslim countries in 2004.
  • Nigeria ranked first for jehovahs witnesses amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.

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