Religion & community impact
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
98% → 99%
Christian · 2005–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.8% → 1%
Muslim · 2005–2020
▲ +0.2%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 2005–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.4% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 2005–2020
▲ +0.6%
0.8% → 4%
Other · 2005–2020
▲ +3.2%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 98% | 0.8% | 0% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| 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.