Religion & community impact
🇲🇼 Malawi — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
56.3% → 83.4%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +27.1%
19.2% → 12.8%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▼ -6.4%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 2%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +2.0%
24.5% → 4.7%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -19.8%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 56.3% | 19.2% | 0% | 0% | 24.5% |
| 1970 | 58.8% | 16.3% | 0% | 0% | 24.9% |
| 1975 | 62.4% | 15.8% | 0% | 0% | 21.8% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | 14.9% | 0% | 0% | 20.5% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | 20% | 0% | 0.1% | 16.3% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | 20% | 0% | 0.2% | 15.3% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | 16% | 0% | 0.3% | 15% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | 15.5% | 0% | 0.5% | 21% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | 14.6% | 0% | 0.6% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | 13% | 1% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | 12.8% | 1% | 2% | 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.