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Islam was introduced to Nigeria during the 11th century through two geographical routes: North Africa and the Senegalese Basin. [7] The origins of Islam in the country is linked with the development of Islam in the wider West Africa. [7] Trade was the major connecting link that brought Islam into Nigeria. [7]
The Christian share of Nigeria's population is also now on the decline, due to a lower fertility rate relative to the Muslim population in the country. [ 5 ] Most Christians are Protestant (broadly defined), though about a quarter are Catholic .
Nigeria is a highly religious country, with about 51.1% of its population being Muslim, 46.9% being Christian, and 2% being traditionalist or adherent of other faiths according to an estimate by Pew Research Center. [27]
Nigeria is nearly equally divided between Islam and Christianity. The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and mostly live in the northern, central and south-western states of the country, while Christians dominate in some central states (especially Plateau and Benue states), and the south-east and south-south regions.
India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million adherents. [ 25 ] The Middle East - North Africa ( MENA ) region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [ 26 ] other than Israel .
The Christian share of Nigeria's population is in decline because of the lower fertility rate compared to Muslims in the country. [247] As in other parts of Africa where Islam and Christianity are dominant, religious syncretism with the traditional African religions is common. [248]
Some member countries, especially in West Africa and South America, such as Ivory Coast, Guyana, Gabon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Suriname, Togo and Uganda – though with large Muslim populations – are not necessarily Muslim majority countries. [1] A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer ...
In 2010, 73% of the world's Muslim population lived in countries where Muslims are in the majority, while 27% of the world's Muslim population lived in countries where Muslims are in the minority. India's Muslim population is the world's largest Muslim-minority population in the world (11% of the world's Muslim population). [192]