Religion in South Sudan

Religion in South Sudan (2020 estimate)
  1. Christianity (60.5%)
  2. Traditional faiths (32.9%)
  3. Islam (6.2%)
  4. Other (0.4%)

Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam.

President Salva Kiir, a Catholic, while speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion. The reported estimated relative proportions of adherents of traditional African religions and Christianity have varied. A 2019 study found that Protestants outnumbered Catholics in South Sudan.

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