Religion & community impact
🇿🇲 Zambia — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
63.8% → 97.4%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +33.6%
0.3% → 1%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▲ +0.7%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +0.8%
35.6% → 4%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -31.6%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 63.8% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 35.6% |
| 1970 | 67% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 32.5% |
| 1975 | 70.9% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.3% | 28.6% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.3% | 27.6% |
| 1985 | 72.9% | 0.7% | 0% | 0.3% | 26.1% |
| 1990 | 75.3% | 1% | 0% | 0.2% | 23.4% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | 1.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 19.4% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | 0.7% | 0% | 0.2% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 87% | 0.6% | 0% | 0.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 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.