Religion & community impact
🇨🇳 China — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
0.1% → 5.2%
Christian · 1945–2020
▲ +5.1%
5% → 2%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▼ -3.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
5.4% → 51.8%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +46.4%
89.6% → 42.2%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -47.4%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0.1% | 5% | 0% | 5.4% | 89.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0% | 10.9% | 87.1% |
| 1955 | 0.6% | 1.8% | 0% | 23% | 74.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | 1.7% | 0% | 38% | 59.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 0% | 36.9% | 60.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0% | 42.8% | 55.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0% | 46.2% | 50.9% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | 1.5% | 0% | 43.5% | 52.4% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | 1.5% | 0% | 40.7% | 54.3% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | 1.5% | 0% | 38.5% | 55.6% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | 1.5% | 0% | 36.1% | 57.2% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | 1.6% | 0% | 38% | 54.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | 2.5% | 0% | 32.5% | 59.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | 1.8% | 1% | 52.2% | 42.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | 2% | 1% | 51.8% | 42.2% |
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.