Religion & community impact

🇩🇯 Djibouti — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

5% → 2.3% Christian · 1980–2020 ▼ -2.7%
93.2% → 96.9% Muslim · 1980–2020 ▲ +3.7%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1980–2020 ▲ +1.0%
1.5% → 1% Unaffiliated · 1980–2020 ▼ -0.5%
0.3% → 4% Other · 1980–2020 ▲ +3.7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1980 5% 93.2% 0% 1.5% 0.3%
1985 4.1% 94% 0% 1.4% 0.6%
1990 4.6% 93.7% 0% 1.2% 0.5%
1995 4.4% 94% 0% 1.1% 0.5%
2000 1.6% 97.5% 0% 0.7% 0.2%
2005 1.4% 97.5% 0% 0.8% 0.3%
2010 2.3% 96.9% 1% 1% 4%
2020 2.3% 96.9% 1% 1% 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.