In Guinea-Bissau, Islam is the nation's second largest religion behind Christianity. As of 2019, an estimated 36%[1] of its roughly 2 million citizens are Muslims.
The vast majority of Muslims in the country are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence, with Sufi influences.[2] Sizeable communities of Ahmadiyya Muslims also exist in some urban centers.
See main article: Ahmadiyya in Guinea-Bissau. Ahmadiyya is an Islamic community in Guinea-Bissau, under the leadership of the caliph in London]]. First established in the country in 1995, during the era of the Fourth Caliphate, in 2012, the Community represented an estimated 2% of the country's Muslim population, corresponding to approximately 13,000 people.[3]