Religion & community impact
🇯🇴 Jordan — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
4.8% → 2.1%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -2.7%
89% → 97.1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +8.1%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
6.2% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -2.2%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 4.8% | 89% | 0% | 0% | 6.2% |
| 1950 | 6% | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1955 | 6.1% | 92.6% | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
| 1960 | 5.9% | 93.8% | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | 94% | 0% | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| 1970 | 5% | 93% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| 1975 | 6% | 93% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | 93.2% | 0% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | 93.5% | 0% | 0% | 1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | 94.9% | 0% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | 92.6% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
| 2000 | 3% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2005 | 3% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | 97.2% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | 97.1% | 1% | 1% | 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.