Religion & community impact
🇳🇱 Netherlands — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
92.6% → 47.3%
Christian · 1955–2020
▼ -45.3%
0.2% → 6.9%
Muslim · 1955–2020
▲ +6.7%
0.1% → 1%
Jewish · 1955–2020
▲ +0.9%
6.9% → 44.3%
Unaffiliated · 1955–2020
▲ +37.4%
0.1% → 4%
Other · 1955–2020
▲ +3.9%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 92.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6.9% | 0.1% |
| 1960 | 91.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 8% | 0.3% |
| 1965 | 89% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 8.9% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 86% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 9.8% | 3.5% |
| 1975 | 82.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 12.3% | 3.9% |
| 1980 | 80.7% | 1% | 0.2% | 14.8% | 3.3% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 17.3% | 1.3% |
| 1990 | 75.9% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 19.5% | 0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 21.5% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | 4.9% | 0.2% | 25.7% | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | 5.5% | 0.2% | 25.5% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | 6% | 1% | 42.1% | 4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | 6.9% | 1% | 44.3% | 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.