Religion & community impact
🇼🇸 Samoa — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
97% → 96.9%
Christian · 1980–2020
▼ -0.1%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1980–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1980–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.8% → 2.4%
Unaffiliated · 1980–2020
▲ +1.6%
2.2% → 4%
Other · 1980–2020
▲ +1.8%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| 1985 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| 1990 | 97.3% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% | 2% |
| 1995 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | 1% | 1% | 2.5% | 4% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | 1% | 1% | 2.4% | 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.