Religion & community impact
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
92.7% → 81.1%
Christian · 1975–2020
▼ -11.6%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 13.2%
Unaffiliated · 1975–2020
▲ +13.2%
7.3% → 7.6%
Other · 1975–2020
▲ +0.3%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 92.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7.3% |
| 1980 | 97.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.8% |
| 1985 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 1990 | 95.7% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 3.5% |
| 1995 | 95.7% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3.3% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8.8% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | 0.8% | 0% | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | 1% | 1% | 12.6% | 7.3% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | 1% | 1% | 13.2% | 7.6% |
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.