Religion & community impact

πŸ‡ΎπŸ‡ͺ Yemen, Rep. — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

0% → 0% Christian · 1945–2010 – 0.0%
83.6% → 99% Muslim · 1945–2010 ▲ +15.4%
11.3% → 0% Jewish · 1945–2010 ▼ -11.3%
0% → 0% Unaffiliated · 1945–2010 – 0.0%
5.1% → 1% Other · 1945–2010 ▼ -4.1%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1945 0% 83.6% 11.3% 0% 5.1%
1950 0% 90.3% 9% 0% 0.7%
1955 0% 96% 0.3% 0% 3.7%
1960 0% 99% 0% 0% 1%
1965 0% 98.3% 0% 0% 1.7%
1970 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
1975 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
1980 0% 100% 0% 0% 0.1%
1985 0% 97.8% 0% 0% 2.2%
1990 0% 94.8% 0% 0% 5.2%
1995 0% 99.7% 0% 0% 0.3%
2000 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
2005 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
2010 0% 99% 0% 0% 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.