Religion & community impact
🇲🇲 Myanmar — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
4.1% → 7.8%
Christian · 1950–2020
▲ +3.7%
3.7% → 4.2%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +0.6%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +0.9%
92.2% → 88.3%
Other · 1950–2020
▼ -3.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.1% | 3.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 92.2% |
| 1955 | 5.3% | 3.6% | 0% | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 1960 | 6% | 3.4% | 0% | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 1965 | 5.5% | 3.7% | 0% | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | 3.8% | 0% | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | 3.8% | 0% | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | 3.8% | 0% | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | 3.5% | 0% | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 1990 | 6% | 2.6% | 0% | 0.4% | 91% |
| 1995 | 7% | 4% | 0% | 0.5% | 88.5% |
| 2000 | 7% | 4% | 0% | 0.3% | 88.7% |
| 2005 | 8% | 4% | 0% | 0.5% | 87.5% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 88.6% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | 4.2% | 1% | 1% | 88.3% |
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.