Religion & community impact
🇸🇨 Seychelles — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
97.6% → 94%
Christian · 1980–2020
▼ -3.6%
0.3% → 1.1%
Muslim · 1980–2020
▲ +0.8%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1980–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.8% → 2.1%
Unaffiliated · 1980–2020
▲ +1.3%
1.3% → 5.1%
Other · 1980–2020
▲ +3.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 97.6% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| 1985 | 97.1% | 0.3% | 0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| 1990 | 97.1% | 0.2% | 0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 96.8% | 0.7% | 0% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | 0.7% | 0% | 2% | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | 1.2% | 0% | 1.4% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 94% | 1.1% | 1% | 2.1% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 94% | 1.1% | 1% | 2.1% | 5.1% |
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.