Religion & community impact

🇵🇭 Philippines — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

92.8% → 92.4% Christian · 1950–2020 ▼ -0.4%
4.1% → 5.7% Muslim · 1950–2020 ▲ +1.6%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1950–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0.1% → 1% Unaffiliated · 1950–2020 ▲ +0.9%
3% → 4.6% Other · 1950–2020 ▲ +1.6%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 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
1950 92.8% 4.1% 0% 0.1% 3%
1955 93.1% 4% 0% 0.2% 2.7%
1960 93.2% 4% 0% 0.2% 2.6%
1965 93.2% 4.2% 0% 0.3% 2.3%
1970 93.8% 4.4% 0% 0.3% 1.5%
1975 93% 4.6% 0% 0.3% 2.2%
1980 93.3% 4.6% 0% 0.3% 1.8%
1985 92.5% 4.8% 0% 0.4% 2.2%
1990 92.7% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 2.2%
1995 90.7% 5.3% 0% 0.7% 3.3%
2000 92.2% 5.3% 0% 0.6% 1.9%
2005 90.9% 5.3% 0% 0.9% 2.9%
2010 92.6% 5.5% 1% 1% 4.5%
2020 92.4% 5.7% 1% 1% 4.6%

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.