Religion & community impact
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
48.3% → 87.1%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +38.8%
1% → 1%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▲ +0.0%
0.1% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +0.9%
0.2% → 7.6%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +7.4%
50.5% → 7%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -43.5%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 48.3% | 1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 50.5% |
| 1970 | 52.2% | 1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 46.5% |
| 1975 | 55.6% | 1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 43.2% |
| 1980 | 61.3% | 1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 37.5% |
| 1985 | 65% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 33.4% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 28.2% |
| 1995 | 71.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1% | 26.5% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 32.9% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2% | 17.5% |
| 2010 | 87% | 1% | 1% | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | 1% | 1% | 7.6% | 7% |
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.