Latin America: religion affiliation share 2023, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 25, 2024

During a survey conducted in 2023, approximately 54 percent of respondents in 17 Latin American countries claimed to be catholic. Meanwhile, 14.9 percent of the people participating in the survey said they did not profess any religion.

In Mexico, more than 69 percent of respondents said they professed Catholicism. Particularly in Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador, most Christians think religion is very important in their lives.

Religion affiliation in Latin America as of 2023, by type

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Release date

October 2024

Region

LAC

Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

19,761 respondents

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The survey was conducted in 17 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Data about the following religion affiliations was statistically insignificant and was therefore excluded from this statistic: Jewish.

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