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[[File:Livingstonia_Mission_Church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Helena, mother of Constantine I|St. Helen's Cathedral]] in [[Livingstonia, Malawi|Livingstonia]]]] |
[[File:Livingstonia_Mission_Church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Helena, mother of Constantine I|St. Helen's Cathedral]] in [[Livingstonia, Malawi|Livingstonia]]]] |
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Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Muslim population.<ref name="DHS 2016">{{cite web|url=https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR319/FR319.pdf|title=Demographic and Health Survey: 2015–2016|publisher=Malawi National Statistical Office|page=36|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> The largest Christian groups in Malawi are the Roman Catholic Church, of which 19% of Malawians are adherents, and the [[Church of Central Africa Presbyterian]] (CCAP) to which 18% belong.<ref name="DHS 2016" /> The CCAP is the largest Protestant denomination in Malawi with 1.3 million members. There are smaller [[Presbyterian]] denominations like the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi]] and the [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi]]. There are also smaller numbers of [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]], [[Baptists]], evangelicals, [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventists]], and the [[Lutheran Church of Central Africa|Lutherans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celc.info/site/cpage.asp?sec_id=180010197&cpage_id=180031340|title=Lutheran Church of Central Africa.—Malawi|publisher=Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111005306/http://www.celc.info/site/cpage.asp?sec_id=180010197&cpage_id=180031340|archive-date=11 January 2017}}</ref> |
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[[Christianity]] is the most widely professed '''religion in Malawi''', with significant populations of the adherents of [[Islam]] and [[Traditional African religions|traditional faiths]]. |
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Most of the Muslim population is [[Sunni]], of either the [[Qadriya]] or Sukkutu groups, with a few who follow the [[Ahmadiyya]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyIpVV3FZlAC&pg=PA63 | title=Where Silence Rules: The Suppression of Dissent in Malawi | page=59 | author=Richard Carver | access-date=7 June 2014| isbn=9780929692739 | year=1990 }}</ref> |
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Other religious groups within the country include [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] (over 95,000),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2018-service-year-report/2018-country-territory/|title=2018 Country and Territory Reports|publisher=[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] with just over 2,000 members in the country at the end of 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/malawi|title=Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership|website=newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref> [[Rastafari movement|Rastafari]], [[Hindu]]s, [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼís]], (0.2%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/QuickLists/QuickList_40c.asp |title=Baha'i population by country |publisher=Thearda.com |access-date=19 April 2013 |archive-date=14 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414021730/http://www.thearda.com/QuickLists/QuickList_40c.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>) and around 300 [[Jews]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} [[Atheism|Atheists]] make up around 4% of the population, although this number may include people who practice traditional African religions that do not have any gods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90107.htm|title=Malawi|work=International Religious Freedom Report 2007|access-date=18 December 2008|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=14 September 2007}}</ref> |
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[[Malawi]] is a [[secular]] country and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion.<ref>https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MALAWI-2021-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjh5-Pr9rWAAxX8SfEDHT10DUAQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2wIkpV48zDr8y0o3s5tuRg</ref> The Christian festivals of [[Christmas]] and [[Good Friday]] are recognised as the national holidays. |
[[Malawi]] is a [[secular]] country and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion.<ref>https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MALAWI-2021-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjh5-Pr9rWAAxX8SfEDHT10DUAQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2wIkpV48zDr8y0o3s5tuRg</ref> The Christian festivals of [[Christmas]] and [[Good Friday]] are recognised as the national holidays. |
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Revision as of 16:29, 30 July 2023
Religion in Malawi (2020 estimate[1])
Christianity (79.3%)
Islam (14.0%)
Traditional faiths (5.9%)
None (0.5%)
Others (0.3%)
Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Muslim population.[2] The largest Christian groups in Malawi are the Roman Catholic Church, of which 19% of Malawians are adherents, and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) to which 18% belong.[2] The CCAP is the largest Protestant denomination in Malawi with 1.3 million members. There are smaller Presbyterian denominations like the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi. There are also smaller numbers of Anglicans, Baptists, evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, and the Lutherans.[3]
Most of the Muslim population is Sunni, of either the Qadriya or Sukkutu groups, with a few who follow the Ahmadiyya.[4]
Other religious groups within the country include Jehovah's Witnesses (over 95,000),[5] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with just over 2,000 members in the country at the end of 2015,[6] Rastafari, Hindus, Baháʼís, (0.2%[7]) and around 300 Jews.[citation needed] Atheists make up around 4% of the population, although this number may include people who practice traditional African religions that do not have any gods.[8]
Malawi is a secular country and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion.[9] The Christian festivals of Christmas and Good Friday are recognised as the national holidays.
References
- ^ https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=138c
- ^ a b "Demographic and Health Survey: 2015–2016" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. p. 36. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Lutheran Church of Central Africa.—Malawi". Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017.
- ^ Richard Carver (1990). Where Silence Rules: The Suppression of Dissent in Malawi. p. 59. ISBN 9780929692739. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "2018 Country and Territory Reports". Jehovah's Witnesses. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org.
- ^ "Baha'i population by country". Thearda.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Malawi". International Religious Freedom Report 2007. U.S. Department of State. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MALAWI-2021-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjh5-Pr9rWAAxX8SfEDHT10DUAQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2wIkpV48zDr8y0o3s5tuRg