Religion & community impact
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
6.6% → 20.4%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +13.8%
37.2% → 78.5%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▲ +41.3%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
56.2% → 4%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -52.2%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6.6% | 37.2% | 0% | 0% | 56.2% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | 39% | 0% | 0% | 52.6% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | 39.8% | 0% | 0% | 51.4% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | 41.3% | 0% | 0% | 49.3% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | 42.6% | 0% | 0% | 47.5% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | 45% | 0% | 1.8% | 41.9% |
| 1995 | 10% | 58% | 0% | 1.5% | 30.5% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | 58% | 0% | 1% | 23.4% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | 57.2% | 0% | 1.4% | 22.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | 78% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | 78.5% | 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.