Religion & community impact
🇰🇷 Korea, Rep. — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
9% → 30.1%
Christian · 1950–2020
▲ +21.1%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 46.6%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +46.6%
91% → 24.9%
Other · 1950–2020
▼ -66.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 91% |
| 1955 | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 1960 | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | 88.8% |
| 1965 | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 1970 | 18.3% | 0% | 0% | 0.3% | 81.4% |
| 1975 | 24.5% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% | 75% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% | 69.6% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | 0% | 0% | 56.9% | 22.6% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | 0% | 0% | 52.7% | 23.9% |
| 1995 | 26% | 0% | 0% | 48.7% | 25.3% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | 0.1% | 0% | 46.8% | 26% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | 0.2% | 0% | 45.4% | 25.8% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | 1% | 1% | 46.4% | 25.9% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | 1% | 1% | 46.6% | 24.9% |
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.