Religion in Mozambique

Christianity is the largest religion in Mozambique, with substantial minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam.

Mozambique is a secular state. According to the most recent 2020 estimate, 55.8% of the population of Mozambique was Christian, 17.5% was Muslim (mainly Sunni), 0.5% had no religion, 26.1% adhered to traditional beliefs, and 0.3% of the population practised other religions.^[2][3] According to 2020 data from the National Statistics Institute, The largest Christian groups and denominations in Mozambique are Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians, with 33 percent of the population, Catholics with 27 percent, and Anglicans with 2 percent. The remaining 14 percent claim no religious denomination.^[4]