Religion & community impact

🇧🇸 Bahamas, The — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

87.1% → 96.6% Christian · 1975–2010 ▲ +9.5%
0% → 0% Muslim · 1975–2010 – 0.0%
0.4% → 0.1% Jewish · 1975–2010 ▼ -0.3%
3.4% → 2.9% Unaffiliated · 1975–2010 ▼ -0.5%
9.1% → 0.4% Other · 1975–2010 ▼ -8.7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1975 87.1% 0% 0.4% 3.4% 9.1%
1980 82.9% 0% 0.3% 3.3% 13.5%
1985 80% 0% 0.2% 3.2% 16.5%
1990 82.2% 0% 0.2% 2.1% 15.6%
1995 89.3% 0% 0% 0% 10.7%
2000 96.6% 0% 0.1% 2.9% 0.4%
2005 96.6% 0% 0.1% 2.9% 0.4%
2010 96.6% 0% 0.1% 2.9% 0.4%

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.