Religion in Zimbabwe (2017)[1]
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Zimbabwe, with Protestantism being its largest denomination.[2]
According to the 2017 Inter Censal Demography Survey by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, 69.2 percent of Zimbabweans belong to Protestant Christianity, 8.0 percent are Catholic, in total 84.1 percent follow one of the denominations of Christianity.[1][3] Traditional religions are followed by about four percent, and unspecified and none eight percent. The other major religions of the world such as Islam (0.7%), Buddhism (<0.1%), Hinduism (<0.1%) and Judaism (<0.1%) each have a niche presence.
While the country is majority Christian, in the early 2000s, most people also practiced, to varying degrees, elements of the indigenous religions;[4] religious leaders also reported an increase in adherence to traditional religion and shamanic healers.
The Constitution of Zimbabwe allows for freedom of religion.[5] In 2023, the country was scored 3 out of 4 for religious freedom.[6]
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