People in Eritrea practice various religions. According to the Pew Research Center (2010), 62.9% of the population are Christian, mostly followers of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo, and to a lesser extent, Roman Catholicism, with the second-largest religion being Muslims. In general, most local residents who adhere to Christianity live in the Maekel and Debub regions, whereas those who follow Islam predominantly inhabit the Anseba, Northern Red Sea, Southern Red Sea and Gash-Barka regions. A few adherents of traditional faiths can also be found, particularly in the lowlands.
people in eritrea practice various religions according to the pew research center (2010) 629% of the population are christian mostly followers of eritrean orthodox tewahdo and to a lesser extent roman catholicism with the second-largest religion being muslims in general most local residents who adhere to christianity live in the maekel and debub regions whereas those who follow islam predominantly inhabit the anseba northern red sea southern red sea and gash-barka regions a few adherents of traditional faiths can also be found particularly in the lowlands