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According to "CIA World Factbook: Senegal" (2019 estimates), Islam is the predominant religion in the country, practiced by 97.2% of the country's population; the Christian community, at 2.7% of the population, and less than one percent practice Traditional African religions such as Serer spirituality, the spiritual beliefs of the Serer people.
Islam is the predominant religion in Senegal. 97 percent of the country's population is estimated to be Muslim. Islam has had a presence in Senegal since the 11th century. Sufi brotherhoods expanded with French colonization, as people turned to religious authority rather than the colonial administration.
According to "CIA World Factbook: Senegal" Islam is the predominant religion in the country, practiced by 97.2% of the country's population; the Christian community, at 2.7% of the population, consists mostly of Roman Catholics but there are also diverse evangelicals denominations.
Senegal religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) C. Christianity in Senegal (4 C, 3 P) I. Islam in Senegal (4 C, 13 P) J. Jola religion (4 P) Jews and Judaism in Senegal (1 ...
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
The (Roman) Catholic Church in Senegal is composed solely of a Latin hierarchy, comprising a single ecclesiastical province , coinciding with the country, consisting of the Metropolitan see (in the capital Dakar) and six suffragan dioceses.
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Unlike Shia Islam in Nigeria, in Senegal Shia Islam has generally coexisted peacefully with the dominant Sunni Islam branches and the Senegalese government. [2] [3] Shia Islam is the primary religion of the Lebanese community in Senegal, which has been established in Senegal for over a century.