Religion & community impact
🇻🇪 Venezuela, RB — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
86.9% → 89.5%
Christian · 1945–2020
▲ +2.6%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 9.7%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +9.7%
13.1% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -9.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 86.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13.1% |
| 1950 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 1955 | 92.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7.2% |
| 1960 | 91.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8.6% |
| 1965 | 93.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6.8% |
| 1970 | 94.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5% |
| 1975 | 94.6% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5.1% |
| 1980 | 98.3% | 0% | 0% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| 1985 | 96.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 96.3% | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3.3% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5% | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.7% | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 4% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | 1% | 1% | 9.7% | 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.