Religion & community impact

🇪🇸 Spain — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

98.2% → 75.2% Christian · 1945–2020 ▼ -23.0%
0% → 3.3% Muslim · 1945–2020 ▲ +3.3%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1945–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 21% Unaffiliated · 1945–2020 ▲ +20.9%
1.6% → 4% Other · 1945–2020 ▲ +2.4%
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 98.2% 0% 0% 0.2% 1.6%
1950 99.5% 0% 0% 0.4% 0.1%
1955 98.9% 0% 0% 0.9% 0.1%
1960 98.6% 0% 0% 1.3% 0%
1965 98.3% 0% 0% 1.6% 0%
1970 98% 0% 0% 1.8% 0.1%
1975 97.8% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.1%
1980 97.9% 0% 0% 2% 0.1%
1985 96.7% 0.1% 0% 3.1% 0.1%
1990 96.2% 0.4% 0% 3.3% 0.1%
1995 95% 0.8% 0.1% 4.1% 0.1%
2000 86.1% 1.1% 0.1% 12.5% 0.2%
2005 83.8% 2.5% 0.1% 13.5% 0.1%
2010 78.6% 2.1% 1% 19% 4%
2020 75.2% 3.3% 1% 21% 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.