Religion & community impact
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º Hungary — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
89.8% → 79.3%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -10.5%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
1.7% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▼ -0.7%
8% → 20.3%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +12.3%
0.4% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +3.6%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 89.8% | 0% | 1.7% | 8% | 0.4% |
| 1950 | 89.8% | 0% | 1.4% | 8% | 0.7% |
| 1955 | 88.8% | 0% | 1.2% | 9.9% | 0.1% |
| 1960 | 87.8% | 0% | 1% | 10.6% | 0.6% |
| 1965 | 86.4% | 0% | 0.9% | 11.9% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 84.1% | 0% | 0.9% | 14.2% | 0.8% |
| 1975 | 81.2% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 15.4% | 2.5% |
| 1980 | 78.7% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 16.6% | 3.7% |
| 1985 | 78.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 18.3% | 2.2% |
| 1990 | 77.7% | 0.2% | 1% | 20.2% | 1% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 22% | 0.9% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | 0% | 0.1% | 20.5% | 5% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 23.5% | 6.3% |
| 2010 | 81% | 1% | 1% | 18.6% | 4% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | 1% | 1% | 20.3% | 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.