Religion & community impact
🇷🇼 Rwanda — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
58.4% → 93.8%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +35.4%
9% → 2.2%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▼ -6.8%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 3%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +3.0%
32.7% → 4%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -28.7%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 58.4% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 32.7% |
| 1970 | 61.2% | 8.3% | 0% | 0% | 30.5% |
| 1975 | 65% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 1980 | 69.8% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 21.2% |
| 1985 | 74% | 9.1% | 0% | 0% | 16.9% |
| 1990 | 79.4% | 7.7% | 0% | 0% | 12.8% |
| 1995 | 84.1% | 7% | 0% | 0.2% | 8.7% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | 4.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | 5% | 0% | 0.3% | 5.1% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | 1.8% | 1% | 3.6% | 4% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | 2.2% | 1% | 3% | 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.