Religion in Afghanistan

Religion in Afghanistan (2012)
religion percent
Sunni Islam
 
 90%
Shia Islam
 
 9.7%
Other religion
 
 0.3%
Religion in Afghanistan (2012)
  1. Sunni Islam (90%)
  2. Shia Islam (9.7%)
  3. Other religions (0.3%)

Sunni Islam (Hanafi/Deobandi) is the largest and the state religion of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. According to The World Factbook, Sunni Muslims constitute between 84.7 and 89.7% of the population, and Shia Muslims between 10 and 15%. Other religions are followed by 0.3% of the population.

In 2022, Freedom House rated Afghanistan's religious freedom as 1 out of 4.

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