Most Uruguayans don't profess any religion. In a survey carried out between October and December of 2020, nearly 40 percent of Uruguayan respondents said they had no religious affiliation, whereas another 8.8 percent defined themselves as atheists. The most common religion, though, was Catholicism, which 32.4 percent of respondents claimed to profess.
Religion affiliation in Uruguay as of 2020, by type
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Catholic
32.4%
Evangelist (unspecified)
8.1%
Afroamerican cults, Umbanda, etc.
2.1%
Jehova's witness
0.8%
Mormon
0.4%
Protestant
0.4%
Adventist
0.3%
Other
0.5%
None
39.6%
Atheist
8.8%
Believer without formal affiliation to any religion
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 9, 2021). Religion affiliation in Uruguay as of 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067190/uruguay-religion-affiliation-share-type/
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2021). Religion affiliation in Uruguay as of 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067190/uruguay-religion-affiliation-share-type/
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