In 1900, there were an estimated 9.6 million Christians in Africa. As of 2025, there are more than 754 million.
That alone is a staggering figure. But it’s even more significant as we examine it in relation to Christianity in other regions of the globe. With just under 552 million Christians in Europe, just under 417 million in Asia, and 620 million in Latin America, Africa already leads the Christian world in terms of population. And it is set to keep growing.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region of the world currently exceeding the population-replacement birth rate, which is also encouraging for African Christianity, as believing parents have more children and raise them as Christians.
While these numbers do not assess the vitality and strength of the faith of those they are counting—considering that African churches are standing stronger than Western…
