Religion & community impact
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
0% → 12.9%
Christian · 1970–2020
▲ +12.9%
83% → 75%
Muslim · 1970–2020
▼ -8.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1970–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1.1%
Unaffiliated · 1970–2020
▲ +1.1%
17% → 12.1%
Other · 1970–2020
▼ -4.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0% | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | 89.6% | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | 91.8% | 0% | 0.3% | 5.3% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | 94.9% | 0% | 0% | 2.4% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | 93.2% | 0% | 0% | 4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | 96% | 0% | 0% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | 64.8% | 0% | 1.4% | 26.9% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | 64.3% | 0% | 1.4% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | 76.9% | 1% | 1.1% | 10.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | 75% | 1% | 1.1% | 12.1% |
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.