Religion & community impact

🇱🇺 Luxembourg — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

98.8% → 70.6% Christian · 1945–2020 ▼ -28.2%
0% → 2.3% Muslim · 1945–2020 ▲ +2.3%
0.3% → 1% Jewish · 1945–2020 ▲ +0.7%
0.3% → 26.7% Unaffiliated · 1945–2020 ▲ +26.5%
0.6% → 4% Other · 1945–2020 ▲ +3.4%
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 98.8% 0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6%
1950 99.3% 0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
1955 99.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
1960 99.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
1965 97.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2.2% 0.5%
1970 95.9% 0.2% 0.2% 3.2% 0.6%
1975 95.8% 0.4% 0.2% 3.2% 0.4%
1980 95.5% 0.6% 0.2% 3.3% 0.4%
1985 95.2% 0.8% 0.2% 3.5% 0.3%
1990 92.4% 1% 0.2% 6.1% 0.4%
1995 91.9% 1.4% 0.2% 6.1% 0.4%
2000 93.9% 1.4% 0.1% 4.1% 0.5%
2005 93.8% 1.9% 0.1% 3.8% 0.4%
2010 70.4% 2.3% 1% 26.8% 4%
2020 70.6% 2.3% 1% 26.7% 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.