Religion & community impact

🇨🇺 Cuba — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

92.8% → 58.9% Christian · 1945–2020 ▼ -33.9%
0% → 1% Muslim · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 23.2% Unaffiliated · 1945–2020 ▲ +23.2%
80% → 20.6% Other · 1945–2020 ▼ -59.4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2020
  • Christian
  • Muslim
  • Jewish
  • Unaffiliated
  • Other
Year Christian Muslim Jewish Unaffiliated Other
1945 92.8% 0% 0% 0% 80%
1950 88.5% 0% 0% 0% 80%
1955 88.8% 0% 0% 0% 80%
1960 88.1% 0% 0% 0% 80%
1965 84.1% 0% 0% 0% 80%
1970 74.7% 0% 0% 24.6% 70.1%
1975 76.1% 0% 0% 22.7% 70.2%
1980 71.2% 0% 0% 25.1% 72.7%
1985 74.8% 0% 0% 24.8% 70%
1990 72.3% 0.1% 0% 24.3% 60.5%
1995 77.6% 0.1% 0% 20.7% 60.5%
2000 72.3% 0.1% 0% 15% 70%
2005 66.9% 0.1% 0% 13.2% 50.3%
2010 59.2% 1% 1% 23% 20.4%
2020 58.9% 1% 1% 23.2% 20.6%

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.