Religion & community impact
🇨🇾 Cyprus — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
78.9% → 72.3%
Christian · 1960–2020
▼ -6.6%
18.3% → 25%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +6.7%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1.9%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +1.9%
2.8% → 4%
Other · 1960–2020
▲ +1.2%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.9% | 18.3% | 0% | 0% | 2.8% |
| 1965 | 80.2% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 75.9% | 18.8% | 0% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| 1975 | 77.2% | 18.8% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| 1980 | 78.8% | 19% | 0% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | 19.8% | 0% | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| 1990 | 74.3% | 19% | 0% | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| 1995 | 70.8% | 21.2% | 0% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | 22.3% | 0% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | 21.3% | 0% | 4.1% | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | 25.3% | 1% | 1.2% | 4% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | 25% | 1% | 1.9% | 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.