Religion & community impact
🇵🇾 Paraguay — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
89.7% → 96.9%
Christian · 1945–2020
▲ +7.2%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1.1%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +1.1%
10.3% → 4.7%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -5.6%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 89.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.3% |
| 1950 | 91.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8.1% |
| 1955 | 91.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8.7% |
| 1960 | 94.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.6% |
| 1965 | 93.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6.8% |
| 1970 | 95% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.5% |
| 1975 | 97.3% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| 1980 | 97.4% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| 1985 | 95.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.8% |
| 1990 | 98.2% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.2% |
| 2000 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 3.2% | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | 1% | 1% | 1.1% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | 1% | 1% | 1.1% | 4.7% |
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.