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Religion in Mizoram^[1]
Religion			Percent
Christianity			87.2%
Buddhism			8.5%
Hinduism			3.3%
Others/not stated			1%

Christianity is the largest religion in Mizoram. The majority 87% of Mizoram population are Christian in various denominations, predominantly Presbyterian. More than 98% of the Mizos are Christians by faith. The Government of Mizoram declared that Christianity plays a very important role among the daily life of Mizo community and therefore further declared that Christianity as the religion of the state.^[2]^[3] The culture of Mizoram is mainly influenced by Christianity. Hence, Christianity was given a special status on the state by the government while maintaining a minimum level of secular environment and approach.^[4] In June 2018, the government of Mizoram including Vanlalruata, president of anti-corruption organisation-turned-political party, People's Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram claim that Mizoram is a Christian state.^[5]^[6] Hindus form a small minority (3.55%) mainly of Manipuris and there are also around (7.93%) Buddhists according to the 2001 census, mostly made up from Chakma settlers of Arakan origin. There are about 8,000 mostly ethnic Mizo followers of a Judaic group Bnei Menashe, who claim descent from the biblical Menasseh. Muslims make up about 1.1% of the state population.

The major Christian denomination is the Presbyterian Church. The church Mizoram Presbyterian Church was established by a Welsh missionary named Rev. D.E. Jones and is one of the constituted body|constituted bodies of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of India, which has its headquarters at Shillong in Meghalaya (India). The administration of the Presbyterian Church is highly centralised. The synod, with its headquarters at Aizawl, is the highest decision-making body of the church with considerable influence. The financial operation, personnel (including selection of missionaries), administration, management and operation of the church are directly or indirectly controlled by the Synod Headquarters. Other Christian churches include the Baptist Church of Mizoram, Catholic Church, United Pentecostal Church, the Salvation Army, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kohhran Thianghlim, Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church, and the Evangelical Church of Maraland, Independent Church of India and Evangelical Free Church of India.

Statistics

Christians in Mizoram
Year	Number	Percentage
2001^[7]	772,809	86.97
2011^[8]	956,331	87.16

Historical Christian Population in Mizoram^[9]
Year	Pop.	±%
1901	45	—
1911	2,461	+5368.9%
1921	27,720	+1026.4%
1931	59,123	+113.3%
1941	47	−99.9%
1951	177,563	+377693.6%
1961	230,509	+29.8%
1971	286,141	+24.1%
1981	413,840	+44.6%
1991	591,342	+42.9%
2001	772,809	+30.7%
2011	956,331	+23.7%
Source: census of India

Trends

Percentage of Christians in Mizoram by decades^[10]

Year	Percent	Increase
1901	0.05%	-
1911	2.7%	+2.65%
1921	28.17%	+25.47%
1931	47.52%	+19.35%
1941	0.03%	-47.49%
1951	90.5%	+90.47%
1961	86.64%	-3.86%
1971	86.09%	-0.55%
1981	83.81%	-2.28%
1991	85.73%	+1.92%
2001	86.97%	+1.24%
2011	87.16%	+0.19%

Tribes

Percentage of Christians in the Scheduled Tribes^[11]

Tribe	Christians	Percent
Lusei	7,26,999	98.92%
Pawi	51,039	99.29%
Kuki	43,075	94.14%
Lakher	42,586	99.37%
Hmar	29,289	98.99%
Paite	22,950	98.99%
Chakma	7,121	7.34%