Religion & community impact
🇷🇺 Russian Federation — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
33.6% → 72.9%
Christian · 1945–2020
▲ +39.3%
14.4% → 11.4%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▼ -3.0%
2.3% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▼ -1.3%
48.4% → 15.2%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▼ -33.2%
1.3% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▲ +2.7%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 33.6% | 14.4% | 2.3% | 48.4% | 1.3% |
| 1950 | 34.1% | 14.4% | 2.2% | 48.1% | 1.2% |
| 1955 | 33.5% | 14.5% | 1.9% | 48.9% | 1.1% |
| 1960 | 32.9% | 14% | 1.7% | 49.6% | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 32.1% | 13% | 1.5% | 50.1% | 3.3% |
| 1970 | 32% | 12.4% | 1.4% | 51.5% | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | 11.9% | 1.3% | 53.7% | 3.5% |
| 1980 | 27.5% | 11.4% | 1.2% | 55.8% | 4.1% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | 11.3% | 1.1% | 57.6% | 4.5% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | 10.1% | 1% | 60.9% | 3.6% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | 10% | 0.6% | 63% | 4.6% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | 14% | 0.4% | 12.1% | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | 14% | 0.4% | 12% | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | 10% | 1% | 16.2% | 4% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | 11.4% | 1% | 15.2% | 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.