Religion in Benin

According to the most recent 2020 estimate, the population of Benin is 52.2% Christian, 24.6% Muslim, 17.9% traditionalist and 5.3% follows other faiths or has no religion.

It is not unusual for members of the same family to practise Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, or a combination of all of these.

Among the most practiced African traditional religions in Benin is the Vodun system of belief which originated in this area of Africa.

The Tado and the Yoruba Orisha pantheons correspond closely: Catholicism first reached Benin in 1680, gaining more permanent footing in the 19th century.

[5] Islam, which accounts for more than 27% of the country's population, was brought to Benin from the north by Hausa, and Songhai-Dendi traders.