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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 almost entirely Sunni Muslim
1991 almost entirely Sunni Muslim
1992 almost entirely Sunni Muslim
1993 Sunni Muslim
1994 Sunni Muslim
1995 Sunni Muslim
1996 Sunni Muslim
1997 Sunni Muslim
1998 Sunni Muslim
1999 Sunni Muslim
2000 Sunni Muslim
2001 Sunni Muslim
2002 Sunni Muslim
2003 Sunni Muslim
2004 Sunni Muslim
2005 Sunni Muslim
2006 Sunni Muslim
2007 Sunni Muslim
2008 Sunni Muslim
2009 Sunni Muslim
2010 Sunni Muslim
2011 Sunni Muslim
2012 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)
2013 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)
2014 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)
2015 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)
2016 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)
2017 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2018 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2019 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2020 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2021 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2022 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2023 Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)
2024 Muslim 99.9% (Sunni Muslim 98.1%, Shia Muslim 1.2%, Islamic schismatic 0.6%), ethnic religionist 0.1% (2020 est.)
2025 Muslim 99.9% (Sunni Muslim 98.1%, Shia Muslim 1.2%, Islamic schismatic 0.6%), ethnic religionist 0.1% (2020 est.)