Religion & community impact
🇧🇩 Bangladesh — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
0.1% → 1%
Christian · 1975–2020
▲ +0.9%
85.4% → 90.8%
Muslim · 1975–2020
▲ +5.4%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1975–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1975–2020
▲ +0.8%
14.3% → 11.2%
Other · 1975–2020
▼ -3.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1% | 85.4% | 0% | 0.2% | 14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | 87% | 0% | 0.2% | 12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | 87.5% | 0% | 0.2% | 12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | 88.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | 89% | 0% | 0.1% | 10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | 89.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | 89.4% | 0% | 0.1% | 10.4% |
| 2010 | 1% | 90.4% | 1% | 1% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 1% | 90.8% | 1% | 1% | 11.2% |
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.