Religion & community impact
🇰🇵 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
2% → 2%
Christian · 1950–2020
– 0.0%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
39% → 71.3%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +32.3%
59% → 27.7%
Other · 1950–2020
▼ -31.3%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 59% |
| 1955 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 45% | 53% |
| 1960 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 47% |
| 1965 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 43% |
| 1970 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 64% | 34% |
| 1975 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 68% | 30% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 24.2% |
| 1985 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 79% | 19% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | 0% | 0% | 79% | 19.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | 0% | 0% | 78% | 19.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | 0% | 0% | 64.3% | 34% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 0% | 0% | 64.3% | 34% |
| 2010 | 2% | 1% | 1% | 71.3% | 27.7% |
| 2020 | 2% | 1% | 1% | 71.3% | 27.7% |
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.