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As of 2023, there are an estimated 718 million Christians from all denominations in Africa.<ref name="Gordon-Conwell">{{cite web |title=Status of Global Christianity, 2023, in the Context of 1900–2050 |url=https://www.gordonconwell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/01/Status-of-Global-Christianity-2023.pdf |publisher=Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> up from about 10 million in 1900. <ref>https://academic.oup.com/book/32113/chapter-abstract/268045986?redirectedFrom=fulltext</ref>. [[Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary]]'s [[Center for the Study of Global Christianity]] projects 750+ Million Christians for Africa by 2025.<ref name="Gordon-Conwell"></ref>
As of 2023, there are an estimated 718 million Christians from all denominations in Africa.<ref name="Gordon-Conwell">{{cite web |title=Status of Global Christianity, 2023, in the Context of 1900–2050 |url=https://www.gordonconwell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/01/Status-of-Global-Christianity-2023.pdf |publisher=Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> up from about 10 million in 1900. <ref>https://academic.oup.com/book/32113/chapter-abstract/268045986?redirectedFrom=fulltext</ref>. [[Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary]]'s [[Center for the Study of Global Christianity]] projects 750+ Million Christians for Africa by 2025.<ref name="Gordon-Conwell"></ref>
A study conducted by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says that [[Africa]]ns are among the most religious people on Earth.<ref name="ffrf.org">[http://ffrf.org/outreach/item/13652-why-so-many-africans-are-religious Why so many Africans are religious: Leo Igwe]</ref> Africa has a high fertility rate and it is seeing a big population boom. According to the Institute For Security Studies: "Africa's population is the fastest growing in the world. It is expected to increase by roughly 50% over the next 18 years, growing from 1.2 billion people today to over 1.8 billion in 2035. In fact, Africa will account for nearly half of global population growth over the next two decades."<ref>[https://issafrica.org/amp/iss-today/africas-population-boom-burden-or-opportunity#:~:text=Africa's%20population%20is%20the%20fastest,decades%20(see%20Figure%201). Africa’s population boom: burden or opportunity?], Institute For Security Studies</ref>
In 2011, ''USA Today'' published an article entitled ''Study: Christianity grows exponentially in Africa'' which declared:
In 2011, ''USA Today'' published an article entitled ''Study: Christianity grows exponentially in Africa'' which declared: