Religion & community impact

🇦🇴 Angola — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

86.4% → 90.5% Christian · 1975–2020 ▲ +4.2%
0.4% → 1% Muslim · 1975–2020 ▲ +0.6%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1975–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0.3% → 5.2% Unaffiliated · 1975–2020 ▲ +4.9%
12.9% → 7.2% Other · 1975–2020 ▼ -5.7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1975 86.4% 0.4% 0% 0.3% 12.9%
1980 89.1% 0.7% 0% 0.4% 9.8%
1985 91% 0.9% 0% 0.6% 7.5%
1990 92.9% 0.9% 0% 0.6% 5.6%
1995 91.3% 1.1% 0% 0.8% 6.9%
2000 84.2% 1% 0% 1.9% 12.9%
2005 90.4% 1.1% 0% 1.6% 6.9%
2010 90.5% 1% 1% 5.1% 7.2%
2020 90.5% 1% 1% 5.2% 7.2%

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.