Religion & community impact

🇨🇴 Colombia — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

90.5% → 92.3% Christian · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.8%
0% → 1% Muslim · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 6.7% Unaffiliated · 1945–2020 ▲ +6.7%
9.5% → 4% Other · 1945–2020 ▼ -5.5%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1945 90.5% 0% 0% 0% 9.5%
1950 92.5% 0% 0% 0% 7.5%
1955 96.4% 0% 0.1% 0% 3.5%
1960 97.4% 0% 0.1% 0% 2.5%
1965 97.5% 0% 0% 0% 2.5%
1970 98.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 1%
1975 96.9% 0% 0.1% 0% 3.1%
1980 96.4% 0.1% 0% 0.4% 3.1%
1985 96% 0% 0% 0.9% 3.2%
1990 95.9% 0.1% 0% 1.2% 2.8%
1995 96.2% 0% 0% 1.3% 2.5%
2000 94.5% 0.1% 0% 1.3% 4.1%
2005 97% 0.1% 0% 1.5% 1.4%
2010 92.5% 1% 1% 6.6% 4%
2020 92.3% 1% 1% 6.7% 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.