Christianity in Zambia

Christianity has been very much at the heart of religion in Zambia since the European colonial explorations into the interior of Africa in the mid 19th century. The area features heavily in the accounts of David Livingstone's journeys in Central Africa.

The 2022 census found that 98.0% of Zambians are Christian, while 74.5% of Zambians were Protestant (mainly Pentecostal and Seventh-day Adventist), 17.9% were Catholic and 5.6% were Jehovah's Witnesses.

Figures in 2020 suggested that 85% of the country had a Christian background, with 34% following Protestantism and 32% following Catholicism.

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