Religion & community impact
🇲🇬 Madagascar — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
47.8% → 84.7%
Christian · 1960–2020
▲ +36.9%
1.6% → 3.1%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +1.5%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 7.3%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +7.3%
50.6% → 7.7%
Other · 1960–2020
▼ -42.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.8% | 1.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 50.6% |
| 1965 | 48.8% | 1.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 49.5% |
| 1970 | 50.4% | 1.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 47.9% |
| 1975 | 48.8% | 1.8% | 0% | 0.1% | 49.4% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | 1.8% | 0% | 0.1% | 48.5% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | 2% | 0% | 0.2% | 47.6% |
| 1990 | 52.7% | 2.1% | 0% | 0.3% | 44.9% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | 1.9% | 0% | 0.3% | 43.2% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | 2.9% | 0% | 0.5% | 35% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | 4.5% | 0% | 0.5% | 36.5% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | 3% | 1% | 6.9% | 7.5% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | 3.1% | 1% | 7.3% | 7.7% |
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.