Religion & community impact

🇵🇼 Palau — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

73.4% → 86.7% Christian · 1995–2020 ▲ +13.4%
2% → 1% Muslim · 1995–2020 ▼ -1.0%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1995–2020 ▲ +1.0%
2% → 1.2% Unaffiliated · 1995–2020 ▼ -0.8%
22.7% → 13.4% Other · 1995–2020 ▼ -9.3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1995 73.4% 2% 0% 2% 22.7%
2000 82% 2.4% 0% 0.3% 15.4%
2005 82.3% 2.3% 0% 1.4% 14.1%
2010 86.7% 1% 1% 1.2% 13.4%
2020 86.7% 1% 1% 1.2% 13.4%

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.