Religion & community impact
🇧🇧 Barbados — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
69.3% → 95.2%
Christian · 1970–2020
▲ +25.9%
0.2% → 1%
Muslim · 1970–2020
▲ +0.8%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1970–2020
▲ +1.0%
17.1% → 1.9%
Unaffiliated · 1970–2020
▼ -15.2%
13.4% → 4.4%
Other · 1970–2020
▼ -9.0%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.3% | 0.2% | 0% | 17.1% | 13.4% |
| 1975 | 70.2% | 0.2% | 0% | 11.3% | 18.4% |
| 1980 | 67.4% | 0.2% | 0% | 5.2% | 27.2% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | 0% | 0% | 5.9% | 24.2% |
| 1990 | 68.9% | 0.4% | 0% | 5.5% | 25.1% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | 0.7% | 0% | 22.2% | 7.7% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | 0.7% | 0% | 20.6% | 8.8% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | 0.8% | 0% | 21% | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | 1% | 1% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | 1% | 1% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
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.