Christianity in the Gambia

Christians in the Gambia constituted Muslim 96.4%, Christian 3.5%, other or none 0.1% (2019-20 est.).

The government has not established a state religion, but the predominant religion is Islam, practised by approximately 96% of the country's population. Article 25 of the Constitution protects the rights of citizens to practise any religion that they choose.

The Christian community, situated mostly in the west and south of the country, is predominantly Roman Catholic. In 2007 there were also several Protestant groups including Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and various small evangelical denominations. In 1965, the Gambia Christian Council was formed as an ecumenical association of Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Methodist churches.

Intermarriage between Muslims and Christians is common.

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