Religion & community impact
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
97% → 99%
Christian · 1975–2020
▲ +2.0%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1975–2020
▲ +0.9%
2.9% → 4%
Other · 1975–2020
▲ +1.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 2.9% |
| 1980 | 95.7% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 4.2% |
| 1985 | 95.4% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | 4.4% |
| 1990 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | 4.7% |
| 1995 | 95.5% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| 2000 | 96% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.5% | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 96% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.5% | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 99% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 99% | 1% | 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.