Religion & community impact

🇵🇰 Pakistan — how its religious make-up changed

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Demographic shift

Share of the population by faith

1.3% → 1.6% Christian · 1950–2020 ▲ +0.4%
90% → 96.5% Muslim · 1950–2020 ▲ +6.5%
0% → 1% Jewish · 1950–2020 ▲ +1.0%
0% → 1% Unaffiliated · 1950–2020 ▲ +1.0%
8.7% → 4.9% Other · 1950–2020 ▼ -3.8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 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
1950 1.3% 90% 0% 0% 8.7%
1955 1.3% 91% 0% 0% 7.7%
1960 1.4% 91.5% 0% 0% 7.2%
1965 1.5% 93% 0% 0% 5.5%
1970 2% 96.4% 0% 0% 1.6%
1975 3% 94.5% 0% 0% 2.4%
1980 2.2% 96% 0% 0% 1.8%
1985 2.9% 95.4% 0% 0.1% 1.6%
1990 3.4% 94.9% 0% 0.1% 1.6%
1995 2.6% 95.5% 0% 0.1% 1.8%
2000 1.7% 95.7% 0% 0.1% 2.5%
2005 1.7% 95.7% 0% 0.1% 2.5%
2010 1.6% 96.4% 1% 1% 4.9%
2020 1.6% 96.5% 1% 1% 4.9%

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.