Religion in Mauritania

Qur'an collection in a library in Chinguetti

The people of Mauritania are overwhelmingly adherents of Sunni Islam, of the Maliki school of jurisprudence.

Mauritania is a country in Africa, bordering Algeria, Mali, Senegal, and the Western Sahara (currently controlled by Morocco).^[1] According to the CIA 100% of Mauritanian citizens are Muslim,^[2] although there is a small community of Christians, largely of foreign nationality.^[3]

In 2004, the two largest Sufi Muslim tariqas in Mauritania were Tijaniyyah and Qadiriyya.^[4] There was no record of Sufis in the country in 2022.^[5]

Religion in Mauritania 2020, Source: ^[6]

Sunni Islam (99.19%)

Traditional (0.46%)

Christianity (0.23%)

Other or none (0.12%)

^ Thomas M. Leonard (2006). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1003–1004. ISBN 978-0-415-97662-6. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ "Mauritania". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ Britannica, Retrieved 2023-04-25
^ Cite error: The named reference Esposito2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved on 2023-08-08
^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved on 2023-08-08

[Leonard2006-1] Thomas M. Leonard (2006). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1003–1004. ISBN 978-0-415-97662-6. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[CIA-2] "Mauritania". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[3] Britannica, Retrieved 2023-04-25

[Esposito2004-4] Cite error: The named reference Esposito2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved on 2023-08-08

[6] World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved on 2023-08-08

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