TABLE OF
STATISTICS ON
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IN THE AMERICAS
SOURCE: DATA TAKEN FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES
Created by Clifton L. Holland, Director of PROLADES
Last revised on August 16, 2002
| REGION/COUNTRY (alfabetical order order by country) |
DATE |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
| NORTH AMERICA | |||||||
| CANADA | 1991 |
45.7 |
36.2 |
5.5 |
12.6 |
100% |
CENSUS |
| MEXICO | 2000 |
87.8 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
100% |
CENSUS |
| USA | 2000 |
26.0 |
58.0 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
100% |
POLL |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | |||||||
| BELIZE | 1991 |
57.8 |
30.7 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
100% |
CENSUS |
| COSTA RICA | 2001 |
70.1 |
18.0 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
100% |
POLL |
| EL SALVADOR | 1995 |
67.8 |
16.8 |
2.3 |
13.0 |
100% |
POLL |
| GUATEMALA | 1996 |
62.0 |
25.0 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
100% |
POLL |
| HONDURAS | 1997 |
63.0 |
21.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
100% |
POLL |
| NICARAGUA | 1997 |
78.0 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
110% |
POLL |
| PANAMA | 1993 |
80.2 |
15.0 |
4.8 |
-- |
100% |
AM2000 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | |||||||
| ARGENTINA | 2001 |
87.4 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| BOLIVIA | 1992 |
79.3 |
10.1 |
1.2 |
9.4 |
100% |
CENSUS |
| BRAZIL | 1997 |
72.0 |
11.0 |
4.0 |
13.0 |
100% |
POLL |
| CHILE | 1992 |
76.7 |
13.2 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
100% |
CENSUS |
| COLOMBIA | 2001 |
88.5 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| ECUADOR | 1995 |
87.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| GUAYANA FRANCESA | NO DATE |
85.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
100% |
AM2000 |
| GUYANA | 1995 |
18.0 |
34.0 |
52.0 |
-- |
104% |
AM2000 |
| PARAGUAY | 1989 |
91.5 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
100% |
STUDY |
| PERU | 1995 |
87.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| SURINAM | 1993 |
22.8 |
18.8 |
58.4 |
-- |
100% |
AM2000 |
| URUGUAY | 1995 |
82.5 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
13.5 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| VENEZUELA | 1998 |
87.0 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
6.1 |
100% |
POLL |
| CARIBBEAN | |||||||
| ANTIGUA-BARBUDA | 1991 |
10.8 |
73.7 |
15.5 |
-- |
100% |
AM2000 |
| BAHAMAS | 1991 |
19.0 |
76.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
100% |
WFB |
| CUBA | 1980 |
39.6 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
55.1 |
100% |
AM2000 |
| DOMINICA | 1991 |
70.1 |
17.2 |
8.9 |
2.9 |
99.1% |
AM2000 |
| GRANADA | 1995 |
57.6 |
37.6 |
4.6 |
-- |
99.8% |
AM2000 |
| GUADALUPE | NO DATE |
92.0 |
-- |
1.8 |
4.5 |
98.3% |
AM2000 |
| HAITI | 1995 |
68.5 |
24.1 |
7.4 |
-- | 100% |
AM2000 |
| JAMAICA | 1991 |
4.0 |
61.3 |
34.7 |
-- | 100% |
WFB |
| MARTINICA | NO DATE |
92.9 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
100% |
AM2000 |
| PUERTO RICO | 1995 |
67.7 |
27.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| REPUBLICA DOMINICANA | 1995 |
87.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
100% |
PROLADES |
| SAN CRISTOBAL-NEVIS | 1992 |
6.7 |
84.6 |
8.7 |
-- | 100% |
AM2000 |
| SAN VICENTE-GRANADINAS | 1992 |
10.7 |
57.0 |
32.3 |
-- | 100% |
AM2000 |
| SANTA LUCIA | 1993 |
79.2 |
19.4 |
1.4 |
-- | 100% |
AM2000 |
| TRINIDAD-TOBAGO | 1995 |
29.4 |
29.7 |
40.9 |
-- |
100% |
AM2000 |
| FOOTNOTES: | |||||||
| 1. PROLADES = SPANISH ACRONYM FOR
THE LATIN AMERICAN SOCIO-RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAM,
LOCATED IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (APARTADO 1524-2050), E-MAIL:
prolades@racsa.co.cr 2. AM2000 = ALMANAQUE MUNDIAL 2000, PUBLISHED BY EDITORIAL TELEVISA IN MEXICO CITY, 1999 3. WFB = CIA WORLD FACTBOOK, 1999 |
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