Religion in Afghanistan

Religion in Afghanistan (2012)
religion			percent
Sunni Islam			90%
Shia Islam			9.7%
Other religion			0.3%

Religion in Afghanistan (2012)

Sunni Islam (90%)

Shia Islam (9.7%)

Other religion (0.3%)

Afghanistan is an Islamic state, in which most citizens follow Islam. As much as 90% of the population follows Sunni Islam.^[1] According to The World Factbook, Sunni Muslims constitute between 84.7 and 89.7% of the population, and Shia Muslims between 10 and 15%. Other religions are followed by 0.3% of the population.

In 2022, Freedom House rated Afghanistan’s religious freedom as 1 out of 4.^[2]

^ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. August 9, 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
^ Freedom House, Retrieved 2023-04-25

[Pew-1] "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. August 9, 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

[2] Freedom House, Retrieved 2023-04-25

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