Religion & community impact
🇳🇮 Nicaragua — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
98.9% → 85.3%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -13.6%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 13%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +13.0%
1.1% → 4.4%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +3.3%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 98.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% |
| 1950 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1955 | 97.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.6% |
| 1960 | 97.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 97.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.4% |
| 1970 | 92.7% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 6.3% |
| 1975 | 94.2% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | 5.2% |
| 1980 | 95.1% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | 4.7% |
| 1985 | 98.5% | 0% | 0% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | 0% | 0% | 4.4% | 1% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | 1% | 1% | 12.5% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 4.4% |
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.