Religion & community impact
🇮🇸 Iceland — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
98.1% → 94%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -4.1%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
1.8% → 3.9%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +2.1%
0.1% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +3.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 98.1% | 0% | 0% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| 1950 | 98.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.6% | 0% |
| 1955 | 98.5% | 0% | 0% | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 1960 | 98.8% | 0% | 0% | 1.2% | 0% |
| 1965 | 98.1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 98.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| 1975 | 98.6% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | 98.5% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 97.1% | 0% | 0% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
| 1990 | 96.5% | 0% | 0% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | 0.1% | 0% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | 0.1% | 0% | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | 0.1% | 0% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 95% | 1% | 1% | 3.5% | 4% |
| 2020 | 94% | 1% | 1% | 3.9% | 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.