Religion & community impact

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡΄ Somalia, Fed. Rep. — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

0.3% → 0.1% Christian · 1960–2010 ▼ -0.3%
99.5% → 99.5% Muslim · 1960–2010 ▲ +0.0%
0% → 0% Jewish · 1960–2010 – 0.0%
0.2% → 0% Unaffiliated · 1960–2010 ▼ -0.1%
0.1% → 0.4% Other · 1960–2010 ▲ +0.4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1960 0.3% 99.5% 0% 0.2% 0.1%
1965 0.2% 99.3% 0% 0.1% 0.4%
1970 0.1% 99.7% 0% 0.1% 0%
1975 0.1% 98.7% 0% 0.1% 1.1%
1980 0.1% 99.7% 0% 0.1% 0.1%
1985 0.1% 99.1% 0% 0% 0.8%
1990 0.1% 99.4% 0% 0% 0.5%
1995 0.1% 99.1% 0% 0% 0.8%
2000 0.1% 99.5% 0% 0% 0.4%
2005 0.1% 99.4% 0% 0.1% 0.5%
2010 0.1% 99.5% 0% 0% 0.4%

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.