Religion & community impact
🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
13.3% → 5.2%
Christian · 1950–2020
▼ -8.1%
84.3% → 92.8%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +8.5%
0.2% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +0.8%
0% → 2%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +2.0%
2.2% → 4%
Other · 1950–2020
▲ +1.8%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.3% | 84.3% | 0.2% | 0% | 2.2% |
| 1955 | 9.8% | 89.1% | 0.4% | 0% | 0.7% |
| 1960 | 8% | 91.7% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.3% | 88.6% | 0.1% | 0% | 5% |
| 1970 | 10% | 89% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | 87.4% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | 86.7% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | 89.6% | 0% | 0% | 0.9% |
| 1990 | 8% | 90.8% | 0% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | 90% | 0% | 0.8% | 0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | 91% | 0% | 1.5% | 0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | 92.8% | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | 92.8% | 1% | 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.