Religion & community impact
🇬🇳 Guinea — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
1.2% → 10.8%
Christian · 1960–2020
▲ +9.6%
49.5% → 84.6%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +35.1%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 1.8%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +1.7%
49.2% → 5.7%
Other · 1960–2020
▼ -43.5%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | 49.5% | 0% | 0.1% | 49.2% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | 46.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 52% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | 55.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 42.8% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | 64% | 0% | 0.1% | 34.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | 66.8% | 0% | 0.1% | 31.6% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | 67% | 0% | 0.2% | 30.3% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | 66.9% | 0% | 0.1% | 29.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | 68% | 0% | 0.2% | 28% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | 85% | 0% | 0.2% | 7.6% |
| 2005 | 8% | 85% | 0% | 0.2% | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | 84.4% | 1% | 1.8% | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | 84.6% | 1% | 1.8% | 5.7% |
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.