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Top 10 African countries with the highest number of Muslims in 2024

Islam is substantial and influential in many African countries, with vast Muslim congregations adding to the continent’s cultural, social, and economic fabric. The presence of a large Muslim community in these areas has multiple advantages and plays an important role in molding different facets of society.

Social cohesiveness and a strong feeling of community are fostered in Muslim congregations. Islam’s core values of brotherhood, generosity, and compassion inspire Muslims to help one another out and practice charity.

Additionally, Muslim leaders and groups frequently participate in peacebuilding and mediation. By encouraging communication and understanding, they help to resolve conflicts and restore unity.

Muslims, Christians, and followers of indigenous African faiths are among the various religious communities that cohabit in many African nations.

Africa is a very religious continent, with some nations having a larger Muslim population than Christian ones, and vice versa, while some have a higher proportion of traditionalists. This begs the question of which nations on the continent are more influenced by Islam.

Rank

Country

Number of Muslims

1.

Nigeria

104,700,000

2.

Egypt

904,400,000

3.

Algeria

39,400,000

4.

Sudan

38,400,000

5.

Morocco

35,500,000

6.

Niger

21,700,000

7.

Mali

19,600,000

8.

Senegal

15,500,000

9.

Burkina Faso

14,200,000

10.

Somalia

12,100,000

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