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African Muslim
Population General & Islamic Source |
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| Country |
Total Population in 2008 (in million) |
Muslim Population in 2008 (in million) |
Muslim Percentage |
| Northern Africa | |||
| Algeria |
34.7 |
33.17 |
99 |
| Egypt |
74.9 |
70.88 |
94 |
| Libya |
6.3 |
5.72 |
99 |
| Morocco |
31.7 |
31.38 |
99 |
| Sudan |
39.4 |
30.08 |
70 |
| Tunisia |
10.3 |
9.90 |
98 |
| Western Africa | |||
| Benin |
9.3 |
1.74 |
24.4 |
| Burkina Faso |
15.2 |
6.80 |
50 |
| Cape Verde |
0.50 |
0.01 |
5 |
| Ivory Coast |
20.7 |
11.82 |
38.6 |
| Gambia |
1.6 |
1.43 |
90 |
| Ghana |
23.9 |
6.78 |
30 |
| Guinea |
10.3 |
8.33 |
85 |
| Guinea Bissau |
1.7 |
0.63 |
45 |
| Liberia |
3.9 |
0.68 |
35 |
| Mali |
12.7 |
12.51 |
90 |
| Mauritania |
3.2 |
3.20 |
100 |
| Niger |
14.7 |
13.97 |
95 |
| Nigeria |
148.1 |
65.25 |
70 |
| Senegal |
12.7 |
11.19 |
94 |
| Sierra Lione |
5.5 |
3.42 |
60 |
| Togo |
6.8 |
1.58 |
25 |
| Eastern Africa | |||
| Burundi |
8.9 |
0.78 |
10 |
| Comoros |
0.7 |
0.69 |
98 |
| Dijbouti |
0.8 |
0.75 |
96 |
| Eritria |
5.0 |
2.30 |
50 |
| Ethiopia |
79.1 |
37.40 |
50 |
| Kenya |
38.0 |
8.33 |
33 |
| Madagascar |
18.9 |
1.25 |
7 |
| Malawi |
13.6 |
2.56 |
36 |
| Mayotti |
0.20 |
0.20 |
97.85 |
| Mauritus |
1.3 |
0.22 |
16.6 |
| Mozambique |
20.4 |
3.98 |
20 |
| Reunion |
0.80 |
0.02 |
2 |
| Rawanda |
9.6 |
0.42 |
15 |
| Sechelles |
0.10 |
|
1.1 |
| Somalia |
9.0 |
8.90 |
100 |
| Tanzania |
40.2 |
18.95 |
55 |
| Uganda |
29.2 |
4.43 |
35 |
| Zambia |
12.2 |
1.79 |
15 |
| Zimbabwe |
13.5 |
0.13 |
10 |
| Middle Africa | |||
| Angola |
16.8 |
2.5 |
|
| Cameroon |
18.5 |
3.59 |
22 |
| Central African Rep. |
4.4 |
0.65 |
22 |
| Chad |
10.1 |
5.00 |
50 |
| Congo |
3.8 |
0.07 |
2 |
| Congo, Democtratic Republic |
66.5 |
6.27 |
10 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
0.6 |
2 |
|
| Gabon |
1.4 |
0.17 |
12 |
| Sao Tome & Principe |
0.20 |
0.01 |
3.0 |
| Southern Africa | |||
| Botsawana |
1.8 |
0.05 |
3 |
| Lesotho |
1.8 |
0.09 |
5 |
| Namibia |
2.1 |
0.01 |
3 |
| South Africa |
48.3 |
0.95 |
2 |
| Swaziland |
1.1 |
0.11 |
10 |
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Total |
967 |
498.95 |
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The Percentage of Muslim Population in Africa is 51.60