According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, about 17 percent of respondents identified as Protestant, 16 percent as Buddhist, and six percent as Catholic. More than half of the respondents stated that they had no religious affiliation.
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Gallup Korea. (April 6, 2021). Religious affiliation in South Korea in selected years from 1984 to 2021, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479908/south-korea-religious-affiliation-by-religion/
Gallup Korea. "Religious affiliation in South Korea in selected years from 1984 to 2021, by religion." Chart. April 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479908/south-korea-religious-affiliation-by-religion/
Gallup Korea. (2021). Religious affiliation in South Korea in selected years from 1984 to 2021, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479908/south-korea-religious-affiliation-by-religion/
Gallup Korea. "Religious Affiliation in South Korea in Selected Years from 1984 to 2021, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479908/south-korea-religious-affiliation-by-religion/
Gallup Korea, Religious affiliation in South Korea in selected years from 1984 to 2021, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479908/south-korea-religious-affiliation-by-religion/ (last visited September 17, 2024)
Religious affiliation in South Korea in selected years from 1984 to 2021, by religion [Graph], Gallup Korea, April 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479908/south-korea-religious-affiliation-by-religion/
