Religion & community impact
🇲🇿 Mozambique — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
41.7% → 57.8%
Christian · 1975–2020
▲ +16.1%
13.6% → 17.2%
Muslim · 1975–2020
▲ +3.6%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 17.3%
Unaffiliated · 1975–2020
▲ +17.2%
44.6% → 10.6%
Other · 1975–2020
▼ -34.0%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 41.7% | 13.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 44.6% |
| 1980 | 38.8% | 15% | 0% | 0.1% | 46.1% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | 15% | 0% | 0.2% | 49% |
| 1990 | 38.1% | 16% | 0% | 0.4% | 45.6% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | 16% | 0% | 0.4% | 40.9% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | 22% | 0% | 0.5% | 39% |
| 2005 | 45% | 21.8% | 0% | 0.7% | 32.5% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | 18% | 1% | 17.9% | 10.4% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | 17.2% | 1% | 17.3% | 10.6% |
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.