Religion & community impact
🇯🇲 Jamaica — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
82.3% → 77.3%
Christian · 1960–2020
▼ -5.0%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
16.9% → 17%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +0.1%
0.7% → 7.6%
Other · 1960–2020
▲ +6.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.3% | 0% | 0% | 16.9% | 0.7% |
| 1965 | 77.5% | 0% | 0% | 10.7% | 11.7% |
| 1970 | 79.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 10.1% | 9.8% |
| 1975 | 81.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6.7% | 11.4% |
| 1980 | 83.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 13.9% |
| 1985 | 86.4% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 70.5% | 0.1% | 0% | 25.6% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | 0.1% | 0% | 25.5% | 1.7% |
| 2000 | 70% | 0.1% | 0% | 23.7% | 6.2% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | 0.1% | 0% | 22.4% | 6.2% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | 1% | 1% | 17.2% | 7.5% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | 1% | 1% | 17% | 7.6% |
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.