Religion & community impact
🇵🇰 Pakistan — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
1.3% → 1.6%
Christian · 1950–2020
▲ +0.4%
90% → 96.5%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +6.5%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
8.7% → 4.9%
Other · 1950–2020
▼ -3.8%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.3% | 90% | 0% | 0% | 8.7% |
| 1955 | 1.3% | 91% | 0% | 0% | 7.7% |
| 1960 | 1.4% | 91.5% | 0% | 0% | 7.2% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | 93% | 0% | 0% | 5.5% |
| 1970 | 2% | 96.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.6% |
| 1975 | 3% | 94.5% | 0% | 0% | 2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | 96% | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | 95.4% | 0% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | 94.9% | 0% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | 95.5% | 0% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | 95.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 95.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | 96.4% | 1% | 1% | 4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | 96.5% | 1% | 1% | 4.9% |
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.