Religion & community impact

🇮🇸 Iceland — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

98.1% → 94% Christian · 1945–2020 ▼ -4.1%
0% → 1% Muslim · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
1.8% → 3.9% Unaffiliated · 1945–2020 ▲ +2.1%
0.1% → 4% Other · 1945–2020 ▲ +3.9%
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 98.1% 0% 0% 1.8% 0.1%
1950 98.4% 0% 0% 1.6% 0%
1955 98.5% 0% 0% 1.4% 0.1%
1960 98.8% 0% 0% 1.2% 0%
1965 98.1% 0% 0% 1% 0.9%
1970 98.4% 0% 0% 1.1% 0.6%
1975 98.6% 0% 0% 1.1% 0.3%
1980 98.5% 0% 0% 1.1% 0.4%
1985 97.1% 0% 0% 1.3% 1.7%
1990 96.5% 0% 0% 1.4% 2.1%
1995 96.3% 0.1% 0% 1.5% 2.2%
2000 95.5% 0.1% 0% 2.2% 2.3%
2005 93.8% 0.1% 0% 2.4% 3.7%
2010 95% 1% 1% 3.5% 4%
2020 94% 1% 1% 3.9% 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.