Religion & community impact
🇩🇿 Algeria — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
4.1% → 1%
Christian · 1965–2020
▼ -3.1%
90.3% → 97.9%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▲ +7.6%
0.2% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +0.8%
0% → 1.8%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +1.8%
5.4% → 4%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -1.4%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4.1% | 90.3% | 0.2% | 0% | 5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | 96.5% | 0% | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| 1995 | 0% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 2000 | 0% | 98.1% | 0% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
| 2010 | 1% | 97.9% | 1% | 1.8% | 4% |
| 2020 | 1% | 97.9% | 1% | 1.8% | 4% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.