Religion & community impact

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

88.3% → 88.7% Christian · 1970–2020 ▲ +0.4%
0.5% → 4% Muslim · 1970–2020 ▲ +3.6%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1970–2020 ▲ +1.0%
4.4% → 5% Unaffiliated · 1970–2020 ▲ +0.6%
6.9% → 4.7% Other · 1970–2020 ▼ -2.2%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1970 88.3% 0.5% 0% 4.4% 6.9%
1975 87.6% 0.6% 0% 2.7% 9.1%
1980 87.9% 0.7% 0% 3.5% 7.9%
1985 91.2% 1.4% 0% 2% 5.4%
1990 91.6% 2% 0% 3.2% 3.3%
1995 89.6% 3.1% 0% 3% 4.3%
2000 87.1% 4.1% 0% 3.2% 5.6%
2005 86.5% 4.1% 0% 3% 6.5%
2010 88.7% 4% 1% 5% 4.7%
2020 88.7% 4% 1% 5% 4.7%

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.