Religion & community impact
🇨🇷 Costa Rica — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
97.1% → 90.8%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -6.3%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 8%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +8.0%
2.9% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +1.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 97.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.9% |
| 1950 | 96.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.4% |
| 1955 | 95.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.1% |
| 1960 | 95.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.5% |
| 1965 | 97.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 95.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 3.8% |
| 1975 | 97.9% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 98.3% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| 1985 | 94.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 4.6% |
| 1990 | 93.4% | 0% | 0.1% | 4.1% | 2.3% |
| 1995 | 93% | 0% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | 0% | 0.1% | 4.4% | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | 1% | 1% | 7.9% | 4% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 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.