Religion

Mozambique's religion is diverse, with Christianity being the most widely practiced faith. According to the most recent census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in 2017, 59.8% of Mozambique's population was Christian, 18.9% was Muslim (primarily Sunni), 13.9% had no religion, 4.8% held other beliefs, and 2.5% were unspecified.

Religious communities can be found all over the country. The northern provinces are mostly Muslim, especially along the coast, but some areas of the northern interior have a higher concentration of Catholic or Protestant communities. Catholics and Protestants are more numerous in the southern and central regions, but Muslim minority populations live there as well.

According to the National Directorate of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Justice, evangelical Christians are the country's fastest growing religious group. Religious communities, in general, attract members from diverse ethnic, political, economic, and racial backgrounds. Foreign missionary organizations are permitted to operate freely in the country. Some organizations provide religious education centers in their communities, while others provide scholarships for students to study in their countries. The Constitution guarantees religious freedom, and the government generally upholds that right in practice.