Religion & community impact

🇹🇩 Chad — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

12.4% → 41.1% Christian · 1960–2020 ▲ +28.7%
57.1% → 55.1% Muslim · 1960–2020 ▼ -2.0%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1960–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 2.4% Unaffiliated · 1960–2020 ▲ +2.4%
30.4% → 4.3% Other · 1960–2020 ▼ -26.1%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1960 12.4% 57.1% 0% 0% 30.4%
1965 16.3% 54.4% 0% 0% 29.3%
1970 22.8% 49.7% 0% 0% 27.5%
1975 27.7% 46.9% 0% 0% 25.4%
1980 33% 44% 0% 0% 23%
1985 33% 44% 0% 0.1% 23%
1990 31.8% 47% 0% 0.1% 21.1%
1995 30.9% 50% 0% 0.1% 19%
2000 29.7% 53.9% 0% 0.2% 16.2%
2005 33% 55.2% 0% 0.2% 11.6%
2010 40.6% 55.3% 1% 2.5% 4.4%
2020 41.1% 55.1% 1% 2.4% 4.3%

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.