Religion & community impact
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
8.1% → 7.2%
Christian · 1950–2020
▼ -0.9%
7.2% → 10.4%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +3.2%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +0.9%
84.6% → 84.3%
Other · 1950–2020
▼ -0.3%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.1% | 7.2% | 0% | 0.1% | 84.6% |
| 1955 | 8.6% | 6.7% | 0% | 0.2% | 84.6% |
| 1960 | 8.9% | 7.3% | 0% | 0.3% | 83.4% |
| 1965 | 9% | 7.3% | 0% | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | 7.3% | 0% | 0.5% | 83.6% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | 7.5% | 0% | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | 7.6% | 0% | 1.1% | 82.8% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | 7.7% | 0% | 1.4% | 82.8% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | 8.8% | 0% | 1.5% | 82% |
| 1995 | 8% | 8% | 0% | 1.1% | 82.9% |
| 2000 | 7% | 8.5% | 0% | 0.4% | 84.2% |
| 2005 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 0.4% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 1% | 1% | 84.9% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | 10.4% | 1% | 1% | 84.3% |
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.