Religion & community impact
🇩🇰 Denmark — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
98.7% → 81.9%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -16.8%
0% → 5.1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +5.1%
0.1% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +0.9%
0.4% → 12%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +11.6%
0.8% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +3.2%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 98.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| 1950 | 99.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0% |
| 1955 | 98.8% | 0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0% |
| 1960 | 98.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0% |
| 1965 | 98.3% | 0% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0% |
| 1970 | 97.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| 1975 | 95% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 93.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| 1985 | 93.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 4.4% | 1.4% |
| 1990 | 92.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 4.9% | 1% |
| 1995 | 90% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 6.8% | 1% |
| 2000 | 86% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 8.2% | 2.4% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 8.7% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | 4.1% | 1% | 11.8% | 4% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | 5.1% | 1% | 12% | 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.