Religion & community impact
🇱🇷 Liberia — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
13.2% → 86.2%
Christian · 1945–2020
▲ +73.0%
10.7% → 11.7%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1.4%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +1.4%
76.1% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -72.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 13.2% | 10.7% | 0% | 0% | 76.1% |
| 1950 | 15.3% | 12.1% | 0% | 0% | 72.6% |
| 1955 | 16.4% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 70.6% |
| 1960 | 15.6% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 70.5% |
| 1965 | 21.5% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 64.5% |
| 1970 | 27.3% | 13.9% | 0% | 0% | 58.8% |
| 1975 | 31.1% | 16.4% | 0% | 1.2% | 51.3% |
| 1980 | 35% | 18% | 0% | 1.3% | 45.7% |
| 1985 | 36% | 18% | 0% | 1.3% | 44.7% |
| 1990 | 36% | 18% | 0% | 1.5% | 44.6% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | 16% | 0% | 1.5% | 46.3% |
| 2000 | 39% | 20% | 0% | 1.6% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | 14% | 0% | 1.6% | 16% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | 12% | 1% | 1.4% | 4% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | 11.7% | 1% | 1.4% | 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.