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Religion in Botswana (2022 census)[1]
Christianity (86.5%)
No religion (7.1%)
Badimo (4.6%)
Islam (0.6%)
Hinduism (0.2%)
Others (1.0%)
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Christianity is the largest religion in Botswana, representing 86.5% of the total population according to the latest census.[1] However, the country is officially secular and allows freedom of religious practice.
Christianity arrived in Botswana in mid 1870s, with the arrival of European missionaries.[2] The conversion process was quicker than neighbouring southern African countries because regional hereditary tribal chiefs locally called Dikgosi converted to Christianity, which triggered the entire group they led to convert as well.[3]
- ^ a b Statistics Botswana. "2022 Population and Housing Census Results: Fertility, Mortality, Migration and Religion". Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ World Bank Group (19 September 2016). "Botswana". World Bank Group. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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