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Christianity in Ghana (2021 census)[1]
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Christianity is the religion with the largest following in Ghana.[2] Christian denominations include Catholics, Methodists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecostals, Baptists, Evangelical Charismatics, Latter-day Saints, etc.[3]
According to the census figures of the year 2000, out of Ghana's 18.8 million people, Christians made up 69 percent of the population of Ghana.[4] The 2010 Population and Housing Census puts the figure at slightly over 71 percent of the total population of over 24 million people. A 2015 study estimated some 50,000 believers in Christ from a Muslim background.[5]
According to the 2021 census, 71.3% of the population belonged to a Christian denomination.[6]
- ^ "2022 US State Dept report". US State Dept.
- ^ "Ghana – Religion". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Christianity In Ghana: Everything You Need To Know". BuzzGhana. 2015-02-04. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Muslims cry foul over population figures". newsfromafrica.org. 12 February 2000. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Johnstone, Patrick; Miller, Duane Alexander (2015). "Believers in Christ from a Muslim Background: A Global Census". IJRR. 11: 14. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "2021 PHC General Report Vol 3C, Background Characteristics" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service.
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