HomeReportsInternational Religious Freedom Reports...Custom Report - 128cf630cd hide International Religious Freedom Reports Custom Report Excerpts: Equatorial Guinea Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Sort by Country Sort by Section In this section / Equatorial Guinea Section I. Religious Demography Equatorial Guinea Section I. Religious Demography The U.S. government estimates the total population at 836,000 (midyear 2020 estimate). The most recent local census, conducted in 2015, estimates the total population at 1.2 million. According to the most recent government estimate, 88 percent of the population is Roman Catholic and 5 percent Protestant. Many Christians reportedly practice some aspects of traditional indigenous religions as well. Two percent of the population is Muslim, mainly Sunni, according to the 2015 census. Most of the Muslim population consists of expatriates from West Africa. The remaining 5 percent adhere to animism, the Baha’i Faith, Judaism, and other beliefs. Edit Your Custom Report