Religion & community impact
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
10.6% → 18.9%
Christian · 1975–2020
▲ +8.3%
30.3% → 46.1%
Muslim · 1975–2020
▲ +15.8%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 4.4%
Unaffiliated · 1975–2020
▲ +4.4%
59% → 33.6%
Other · 1975–2020
▼ -25.4%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 10.6% | 30.3% | 0% | 0% | 59% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | 32% | 0% | 0.1% | 55.4% |
| 1985 | 13% | 33% | 0% | 1% | 53% |
| 1990 | 12% | 33% | 0% | 1.4% | 53.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | 35% | 0% | 1.4% | 50.3% |
| 2000 | 12% | 41.7% | 0% | 1.3% | 45.1% |
| 2005 | 12% | 42% | 0% | 1.5% | 44.6% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | 45.1% | 1% | 4.3% | 33.9% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | 46.1% | 1% | 4.4% | 33.6% |
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.