Religion & community impact

🇧🇾 Belarus — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

69.6% → 70.7% Christian · 1995–2020 ▲ +1.1%
0.2% → 1% Muslim · 1995–2020 ▲ +0.9%
0.3% → 1% Jewish · 1995–2020 ▲ +0.7%
28.7% → 28.6% Unaffiliated · 1995–2020 ▼ -0.1%
1.2% → 4% Other · 1995–2020 ▲ +2.8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1995 69.6% 0.2% 0.3% 28.7% 1.2%
2000 58.5% 0.2% 0.3% 41% 0%
2005 50.1% 0.2% 0.3% 49.3% 0.2%
2010 71.2% 1% 1% 28.6% 4%
2020 70.7% 1% 1% 28.6% 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.