Religion in Bénin

February 9, 2021 · updated December 15, 2023

Fast Facts on Bénin
Population 13,301,694 2021
Religions (%) Muslim 27.7%, Roman Catholic 25.5%, Protestant 13.5% (Celestial 6.7%, Methodist 3.4%, other Protestant 3.4%), Vodoun 11.6%, other Christian 9.5%, other traditional religions 2.6%, other 2.6%, none 5.8%
Christianity 6,010,000 2020
Islam 2,830,000 2020
Indigenous/Folk Religions 2,050,000 2020
Unaffiliated 600,000 2020