Zambia
Christianity has been a central part of Zambia’s religion since the mid-19th century, when European explorers entered the Africa. Christianity is the predominant religion in Zambia, and the country’s constitution recognizes it as the state religion. Christianity has been a significant factor in national social and political matters before and after the independence struggle against British colonialism.
- According to the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats), 95.5% of Zambia’s population is Christian. Of those, 75.3% identify as Protestant and 20.2% as Roman Catholic.
- Christianity and African religion have been the major religions in Zambia for decades.
- The Roman Catholic Church is the most influential denomination in the country.+
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco