Religion & community impact
🇲🇾 Malaysia — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
4.1% → 9.4%
Christian · 1960–2020
▲ +5.3%
38.9% → 66.1%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +27.2%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +0.8%
56.8% → 24.7%
Other · 1960–2020
▼ -32.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1% | 38.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 56.8% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | 42.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 52% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | 50% | 0% | 0.2% | 44.5% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | 50% | 0% | 0.2% | 43.5% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | 50.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 42.9% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | 50% | 0% | 0.3% | 42.1% |
| 1990 | 8% | 58.6% | 0% | 0.4% | 33% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | 59.5% | 0% | 0.4% | 31.8% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | 59.5% | 0% | 0.5% | 31.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | 60% | 0% | 0.4% | 31.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | 63.7% | 1% | 1% | 27% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | 66.1% | 1% | 1% | 24.7% |
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.