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The state religion of Egypt is Islam, although estimates vary greatly in the absence of official statistics. Since the 2006 census, religion has been excluded, and thus available statistics are estimates made by religious and non-governmental agencies. The country is majority Sunni Muslim (estimated to be 85-95% of the population), with the ...
Demographics of Egypt. 1.4% (2023est.) Egypt is the most populous country in the Middle East, and the fourth-most populous on the African continent, after Nigeria, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1][2] About 95% [3] of the country's 104 million people (July 2023) [4] live along the banks of the Nile and in the Nile Delta, which ...
Islam is the most widely followed religion in the Middle East. About 20% of the world's Muslims live in the Middle East, and about 85 percent of people in the Middle East are Muslim. [ 8 ] Islam is a monotheistic religion, teaching belief in one God (Allah) and is based on the Quran. [ 8 ] Muslims believe that Muhammad is the final prophet of ...
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.
t. e. Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered on the Egyptians' interactions with many deities believed to be present and in control of the world. About 1,500 deities are known. [1]
Christianity is the second largest religion in Egypt. [ note 1 ][ 1 ] The vast majority of Egyptian Christians are Copts. As of 2019, Copts in Egypt make up approximately 10 percent of the nation's population, with an estimated population of 9.5 million or 10 million. In 2018, approximately 90% of Egyptian Christians were Coptic Orthodox.
FrankCesco26, I think the citation is adequate as currently formatted, but the pie chart graphic should probably be moved below the Religion in Egypt and Life in Egypt sidebars (I'm going to try to do that myself shortly). I'm also not sure what ".nfd" stands for, and the "Just a Muslim" entry should maybe be rephrased in a more encyclopedic ...
The demographics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region show a highly populated, culturally diverse region spanning three continents. As of 2022, the population was around 493 million. [1] The class, cultural, ethnic, governmental, linguistic and religious make-up of the region is highly variable.