Religion & community impact
🇱🇾 Libya — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
3.5% → 2.7%
Christian · 1950–2020
▼ -0.8%
93.2% → 96.6%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +3.4%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
3.3% → 4%
Other · 1950–2020
▲ +0.7%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.5% | 93.2% | 0% | 0% | 3.3% |
| 1955 | 3.3% | 95.3% | 0% | 0% | 1.5% |
| 1960 | 2.9% | 86.2% | 0% | 0% | 10.9% |
| 1965 | 3% | 93.9% | 0% | 0% | 3.1% |
| 1970 | 3% | 95.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | 94.1% | 0% | 0% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 3% | 94.4% | 0% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | 97% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | 95.2% | 0% | 0% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 3% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2005 | 2% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | 96.6% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | 96.6% | 1% | 1% | 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.