Togo

This article records tradition as it has been passed down and reported. Its sources are not yet part of the atlas's verified catalogue.

Togo divides between a Christian south, concentrated among the Ewe and Mina peoples, and a more Muslim and traditionalist north, with vodun and other indigenous religious practice remaining widespread across the whole country rather than confined to any one region. The term voodoo itself entered global usage through Togolese and neighboring Beninese practice. About 57 per cent of the population is Christian and 16 per cent Muslim, with the remainder following indigenous or folk religion or holding no religious affiliation.

Traditional annual festivals such as the Guin community's Epe Ekpe and the Kabye Evala wrestling rites remain occasions when indigenous religion and Christian or Muslim identity visibly overlap in the same families, a pattern of layered rather than exclusive religious identity that runs through Togolese life more broadly. Fast growing charismatic and neo-Pentecostal congregations have become a significant share of Togolese Christianity in recent decades, changing the country's Christian landscape even as its older Catholic and mainline Protestant churches remain rooted in the colonial-era missions that first brought them.

This article records tradition as it has been passed down and reported. Its sources are not yet part of the atlas's verified catalogue.

The Togolese constitution declares the country a secular state that protects every citizen's right to exercise their religious beliefs consistent with the nation's laws, provides for equality before the law regardless of religion, and prohibits religious discrimination. In practice, that guarantee sits alongside a registration system that has been effectively closed for over a decade.

Religious associations register with the Directorate of Religious Affairs, submitting statutes, a doctrine statement, bylaws, leadership credentials, facility maps and financial information along with a fee of 150,000 CFA francs, about 255 US dollars, and only registered denominations may open new places of worship. The government has not accepted a new registration application since 2013, leaving newer charismatic and neo-Pentecostal congregations, among the fastest growing parts of Togolese Christianity, operating without the formal standing the law requires for opening new places of worship even as they continue to grow.