Religion & community impact
🇬🇾 Guyana — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
53.1% → 67.9%
Christian · 1970–2020
▲ +14.8%
8.9% → 6.1%
Muslim · 1970–2020
▼ -2.8%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1970–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.6% → 2%
Unaffiliated · 1970–2020
▲ +1.4%
37.5% → 26.3%
Other · 1970–2020
▼ -11.2%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.1% | 8.9% | 0% | 0.6% | 37.5% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 37.3% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | 10% | 0% | 0.9% | 34% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | 10.1% | 0% | 0% | 34.7% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | 8% | 0% | 14.5% | 35.3% |
| 1995 | 50% | 7.6% | 0% | 9.8% | 32.7% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | 7.2% | 0% | 5.2% | 30.2% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | 7.4% | 0% | 5.1% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 66% | 6.4% | 1% | 2% | 27.9% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | 6.1% | 1% | 2% | 26.3% |
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.