Religion & community impact
🇱🇸 Lesotho — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
81.5% → 97%
Christian · 1970–2020
▲ +15.5%
0.1% → 1%
Muslim · 1970–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1970–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 2.8%
Unaffiliated · 1970–2020
▲ +2.7%
18.4% → 4%
Other · 1970–2020
▼ -14.4%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.5% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 18.4% |
| 1975 | 86.7% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 13.2% |
| 1980 | 89% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 10.9% |
| 1985 | 90.7% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 9.1% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 9.3% |
| 1995 | 90% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 9.7% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.7% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 7.4% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | 1% | 1% | 3.1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 97% | 1% | 1% | 2.8% | 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.