Religious affiliation in Costa Rica 2020

According to a survey carried out in Costa Rica, the share of Catholics decreased from 81 percent in 1996 to 54.8 percent in 2020. On the other side, 25 percent of surveyed Costa Rican followed Evangelism in 2020, 20.7 percent points more than in 1996. In 2020, 14.2 percent of respondents claimed to have no religion.

Religious affiliation in Costa Rica from 1996 to 2020

Characteristic	Catholic	Evangelic	Jehovah's Witness	No religion	Other	Don't know / don't answer
2020	54.8%	25%	0.8%	14.2%	4.4%	0.8%
2015	60.3%	22%	1.4%	12%	2.2%	2.1%
2005	67.8%	19.9%	1.5%	6.8%	2.1%	1.9%
1996	81%	4.3%	1.7%	4.2%	7.9%	0.9%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Costa Rica

Survey time period

1996 to 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 in the last survey

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

"Other" includes Baptist evangelic, Methodist evangelic, Pentecostal evangelic, Adventist, Jewish, Mormon, Protestant, "believer without formal affiliation to any religion", Agnostic, Atheist.

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