Religion & community impact
🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
79.6% → 93%
Christian · 1960–2010
▲ +13.5%
1.5% → 1.3%
Muslim · 1960–2010
▼ -0.2%
0% → 0%
Jewish · 1960–2010
– 0.0%
0% → 0.5%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2010
▲ +0.5%
18.9% → 5.2%
Other · 1960–2010
▼ -13.7%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.6% | 1.5% | 0% | 0% | 18.9% |
| 1965 | 84.4% | 1.5% | 0% | 0% | 14.1% |
| 1970 | 89.8% | 1.4% | 0% | 0% | 8.7% |
| 1975 | 90.9% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 1980 | 93.5% | 1.5% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 1985 | 93.9% | 1.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 4.6% |
| 1990 | 93.7% | 1.2% | 0% | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | 1% | 0% | 0.4% | 3.7% |
| 2000 | 91% | 1.3% | 0% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | 1.5% | 0% | 0.8% | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 93% | 1.3% | 0% | 0.5% | 5.2% |
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.