Religion & community impact

🇻🇪 Venezuela, RB — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

86.9% → 89.5% Christian · 1945–2020 ▲ +2.6%
0% → 1% Muslim · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 9.7% Unaffiliated · 1945–2020 ▲ +9.7%
13.1% → 4% Other · 1945–2020 ▼ -9.1%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1945 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
1945 86.9% 0% 0% 0% 13.1%
1950 90% 0% 0% 0% 10%
1955 92.9% 0% 0% 0% 7.2%
1960 91.4% 0% 0% 0% 8.6%
1965 93.2% 0% 0% 0% 6.8%
1970 94.7% 0% 0.1% 0.2% 5%
1975 94.6% 0% 0.1% 0.3% 5.1%
1980 98.3% 0% 0% 0.3% 1.3%
1985 96.2% 0% 0% 0% 3.9%
1990 96.3% 0% 0.2% 0.2% 3.3%
1995 97.7% 0% 0% 0% 2.3%
2000 94.2% 0.1% 0.1% 5% 0.7%
2005 94.4% 0.1% 0.1% 4.7% 0.8%
2010 89.3% 1% 1% 10% 4%
2020 89.5% 1% 1% 9.7% 4%

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.