Religion & community impact
🇸🇩 Sudan — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
3.1% → 5.4%
Christian · 1960–2020
▲ +2.3%
71.7% → 90.7%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +19.1%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
25.3% → 5.8%
Other · 1960–2020
▼ -19.5%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | 71.7% | 0% | 0% | 25.3% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | 70.3% | 0% | 0% | 25.3% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | 69.6% | 0% | 0% | 24.9% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | 71.2% | 0% | 0% | 23.7% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | 73% | 0% | 0% | 18.2% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | 72.7% | 0% | 0% | 19.4% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | 67.5% | 0% | 0.9% | 15.6% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | 70% | 0% | 0% | 13.2% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | 68% | 0% | 0% | 20.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | 70% | 0% | 0% | 21.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | 90.7% | 1% | 1% | 5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | 90.7% | 1% | 1% | 5.8% |
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.