Religion & community impact
🇹🇿 Tanzania — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
31.5% → 63.1%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +31.6%
29% → 34.1%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▲ +5.1%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 1.6%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +1.5%
39.4% → 4.1%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -35.3%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 31.5% | 29% | 0% | 0.1% | 39.4% |
| 1970 | 35.3% | 31% | 0% | 0.2% | 33.6% |
| 1975 | 39.8% | 32.6% | 0% | 0.2% | 27.4% |
| 1980 | 42.3% | 31.6% | 0% | 0.2% | 25.9% |
| 1985 | 46% | 31% | 0% | 0.2% | 22.8% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | 31.4% | 0% | 0.2% | 20.1% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | 32% | 0% | 0.3% | 16.2% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | 35% | 0% | 0.3% | 14% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | 33.9% | 0% | 0.8% | 15.6% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | 35.2% | 1% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | 34.1% | 1% | 1.6% | 4.1% |
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.