Africa: impact of COVID-19 on Ramadan celebrations 2022

According to a survey on Ramadan conducted in 2022, the share of respondents in selected African countries who thought the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions would affect their ability to celebrate Ramadan was significantly lower than in 2021. In 2022, 15 percent of the respondents stated that their ability to celebrate Ramadan and Eid would be affected. The share was significantly higher in the previous year at 54 percent.

Share of people whose ability to celebrate Ramadan and Eid was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa from 2021 to 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
2022	15%
2021	54%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

February 25 to March 6, 2022

Number of respondents

2,908 respondents

Age group

18-45 years

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

The source asked whether coronavirus restrictions will affect the ability of respondents to celebrate Ramadan and Eid.

The survey has been conducted in five countries:
The sample size in Algeria: 640
The sample size in Egypt: 883
The sample size in Morocco: 675
The sample size in Nigeria: 354
The sample size in Tunisia: 356

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