Religion & community impact
🇧🇴 Bolivia — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
89.8% → 94%
Christian · 1945–2020
▲ +4.3%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 4.1%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +4.1%
10.3% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -6.3%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 89.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.3% |
| 1950 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 1955 | 99.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
| 1960 | 94.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.5% |
| 1965 | 94.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.5% |
| 1970 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| 1975 | 98.2% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| 1980 | 98.8% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 1985 | 97.2% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| 1990 | 95.4% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | 3.9% |
| 1995 | 98.5% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | 0% | 0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | 1% | 1% | 4.1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 94% | 1% | 1% | 4.1% | 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.