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A survey conducted by the Demographic and Health Surveys program in 2013–2014 indicated that Christians constituted 93.7% of the population (Catholics 29.7%, Protestants 26.8%, and other Christians 37.2%). An indigenous religion, Kimbanguism, was practiced by 2.8% of the population, while Muslims make up 1.2%. [22]
Population of the Republic of the Congo, Data of FAO, 2005. According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [2] [3] the total population was 5,835,806 in 2021, compared to only 808 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.6%, 55.7% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.7% was 65 years or ...
Christianity is the predominant religion in the Republic of the Congo, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. Different sources give varying population figures for various denominations. The 2012 census reported 55% of the native-born population is Catholic, 32% Protestant, and 2% Muslim. [ 2 ]
Even though the religion was temporarily banned, [23] and the country torn by wars, the religion grew so that in 2003 there were some 541 assemblies. [21] The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated that the DRC had the fifth highest population of BaháΚΌís in 2010, with some 283,000 adherents. [24]
Map of DR Congo. This is a list of places, mostly cities and towns, ... Population (2010 est.) [1] Coordinates [1] Province Former name Aba: Orientale: Aketi: 40,507
Christianity is the majority religion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is professed by a majority of the population. According to the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom, an estimated 48.1% of the population are Protestant (including evangelical Christians and the Church of Jesus Christ on Earth) and 47.3% are Catholic ...
Map of Republic of the Congo This is a list of cities and towns in the Republic of the Congo with population of 4,000 or more, according to 2023 census. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Republic of the Congo is a predominantly Christian country, with Islam being a minority religion. Due to secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Islam spread to the Republic of the Congo from North Africa in the mid-19th century. [1]