Religion & community impact
🇸🇷 Suriname — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
59.6% → 52.3%
Christian · 1975–2020
▼ -7.3%
19.6% → 14.3%
Muslim · 1975–2020
▼ -5.3%
0.2% → 1%
Jewish · 1975–2020
▲ +0.8%
1.4% → 6.2%
Unaffiliated · 1975–2020
▲ +4.8%
19.2% → 27.3%
Other · 1975–2020
▲ +8.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.6% | 19.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 19.2% |
| 1980 | 61.5% | 18% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 18.4% |
| 1985 | 62.8% | 21.9% | 0% | 0% | 15.4% |
| 1990 | 58.6% | 16.2% | 0.1% | 0% | 25.1% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | 16.6% | 0% | 0% | 28.2% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | 16.7% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 26.2% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | 16.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 26.9% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | 15.2% | 1% | 5.4% | 27.9% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | 14.3% | 1% | 6.2% | 27.3% |
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.