Back المسيحية في نيجيريا Arabic مەسیحیەت لە نێجیریا CKB Christentum in Nigeria German Kristinusko Nigeriassa Finnish Christianity in Nigeria IG Cristianesimo in Nigeria Italian Khwikristi mami Naijeriya KCG Христијанството во Нигерија Macedonian Chrześcijaństwo w Nigerii Polish Христианство в Нигерии Russian
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Christianity in Nigeria represents one of several religious traditions in the country, including Islam and Traditional African religions.
Christianity arrived to Nigeria in the 15th century through Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal.[citation needed] By 2020, it accounted for an estimated 46.18% of the Nigerian population, two-thirds of which are Protestant.[1] According to the Pew Research Center, in 2011, Nigeria had the largest Christian population of any country in Africa, with more than 80 million people in Nigeria belonging to various denominations.[2] Christianity is the majority religion in the southern and central regions of Nigeria.[3] The 2021-2023 Afrobarometer survey found that 54.2% of Nigerians were Christian and 45.5% were Muslim.[4][5] The 2024-2025 Afrobarometer found that the majority of Nigerians were Christian and mostly Nondenominational.[6]
- ^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ "Global Christianity: Regional Distribution of Christians". Pew Research Center. December 19, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ Brooke-Holland, Louisa; Loft, Philip; Robinson, Timothy (2024-07-12). "Religious minorities in Nigeria".
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- ^ Afrobarometer – Let the people have a say (in Chinese). 2023-04-01 https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/afrobarometer_release-dataset_nig_r9_en_2023-04-01.sav. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
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