Religion & community impact

🇹🇬 Togo — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

24.6% → 42.3% Christian · 1960–2020 ▲ +17.7%
8.5% → 14% Muslim · 1960–2020 ▲ +5.6%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1960–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 6.2% Unaffiliated · 1960–2020 ▲ +6.2%
67% → 39.9% Other · 1960–2020 ▼ -27.1%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1960 24.6% 8.5% 0% 0% 67%
1965 28.9% 8% 0% 0% 63.1%
1970 27.9% 13.8% 0% 0% 58.4%
1975 33.8% 15.9% 0% 0.1% 50.3%
1980 36.7% 16.9% 0% 0.1% 46.3%
1985 38.3% 16.8% 0% 0.2% 44.7%
1990 41.6% 18.4% 0% 0.2% 39.7%
1995 43.5% 18% 0% 0.2% 38.3%
2000 41.4% 12% 0% 0.3% 46.3%
2005 47.1% 13.7% 0% 0.3% 38.9%
2010 43.7% 14% 1% 6.2% 38.6%
2020 42.3% 14% 1% 6.2% 39.9%

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.