Religion in Cape Verde

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Religion in Cape Verde (2020) [1]
Religionpercent
Roman Catholic
84.5%
Other Christian
6.8%
Protestant
3.6%
Islam
2.8%
Traditional
1.1%
None
1%
other religion
0.1%
A church in Santiago, Cape Verde. Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosario.jpg
A church in Santiago, Cape Verde.

Christianity is the largest religion in Cape Verde , with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various Christian denominations. More than 94% of the population of Cape Verde is Christian, with almost 85% being Roman Catholic. [2] About 5% of the population is Protestant. [3] The largest Protestant denomination is the Church of the Nazarene. [4] Other groups include the Church of the Nazarene, the Assemblies of God, Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, independent Baptists and various other Pentecostal and evangelical groups. [4]

There is a small Baháʼí Faith community and a small Muslim community. [4] The number of agnostics is estimated at less than 1 percent of the population. [4]

Protestant Church in Praia. Igreja do Nazareno do Praia.jpg
Protestant Church in Praia.

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. [4]

In 2023, the country was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom. [5]

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