Religion in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a religiously diverse society, with Islam being the dominant religion. According to the latest 2019 census, 63.8% of the population adheres to Islam. Around 26.3% of the population practises Christianity, 9.0% follow Animism/Folk Religion (African traditional religion), and that 0.9% are unaffiliated or follow other faiths. The vast majority of Muslims in Burkina Faso are Sunni Muslims who follow Maliki school of law, deeply influenced by Sufism. The Shi'a and Ahmadiyya branches of Islam also have a presence in the country. A significant number of Sunni Muslims identify with the Tijaniyah Sufi order.Since independence from France in 1960, Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, has experienced a continuous decline in identification with traditional faiths (referred to as 'animism') alongside a simultaneous expansion of Islam and Christianity. The 1960 government survey found the majority (68.7%) of the total population identified as adherents of traditional religion...
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