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Religion in Turkmenistan (2020) [1] Islam (93%) Christianity (6.4%) Other (0.6%) The Turkmen of Turkmenistan, are predominantly Muslims. According the U.S. Department of State's International Religious Freedom Report for 2022, According to U.S. government estimates, the country is 93 percent Muslim (mostly Sunni), 6.4 percent Eastern Orthodox ...
Islam by country. According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, 93.1% of Turkmenistan's population is Muslim. [1] Traditionally, the Turkmen of Turkmenistan, like their kin in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan are Sunni Muslims. Shia Muslims, the other main branch of Islam, are not numerous in Turkmenistan, and the Shia religious practices of the ...
Freedom of religion. All religious groups have to register, and unregistered activity is illegal. [1] In 2023, the country scored zero out of 4 for religious freedom. [7] It was noted that restrictions have tightened since 2016, the same year Turkmenistan was ranked the 26th worst place in the world to be a Christian. [8]
According to U.S. government estimates, in 2022 Turkmenistan is 89% Muslim (mostly Sunni ), 9% Eastern Orthodox Christian and 2% other religions. [ 1] In 2023, the country was scored zero out of 4 for religious freedom; [ 2] it was noted that restrictions have tightened since 2016. In the same year it was ranked the 26th worst place in the ...
Official. Turkmen. The Demographics of Turkmenistan is about the demographic features of the population of Turkmenistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The ethnic majority in Turkmenistan call themselves Turkmen.
Culture of Turkmenistan. A Yomut Turkmen in a traditional attire, early 20th century. The Turkmen people have traditionally been nomads and equestrians, and even today after the fall of the USSR attempts to urbanize the Turkmens have not been very successful. They never really formed a coherent nation or ethnic group until they were forged into ...
Protestantism in Turkmenistan. According to 2020 estimates, Protestants make up 0.04% of the population of Turkmenistan, or about 3% of the Christian community of the country. [ 1] Other reports suggest that there are 2,000 Protestants in the country, [ 2] worshiping in 8 churches. [ 3] Freedom of religion is guaranteed by article 11 of the ...
As of 2007, under these harsh conditions, the Baháʼí community in Turkmenistan was unable to reach the required number of adult believers to be recognized by the government as a religion. [8] The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 1000 Baháʼís across Turkmenistan in 2005. [28]