Religion & community impact
🇧🇿 Belize — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
88.2% → 87.6%
Christian · 1980–2020
▼ -0.6%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1980–2020
▲ +1.0%
1.3% → 1.1%
Jewish · 1980–2020
▼ -0.2%
1.5% → 9%
Unaffiliated · 1980–2020
▲ +7.5%
9.1% → 4.5%
Other · 1980–2020
▼ -4.6%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 88.2% | 0% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 9.1% |
| 1985 | 87.1% | 0% | 0% | 1.2% | 11.8% |
| 1990 | 86.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 9.1% |
| 1995 | 86.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 9.8% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | 0.1% | 0% | 9% | 11.1% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | 0.1% | 0% | 11.9% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | 1% | 1% | 8.9% | 4.5% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | 1% | 1.1% | 9% | 4.5% |
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.