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Religion in Latin America is characterized by the historical predominance of Catholicism, [2] and growing number and influence of a large number of groups that belong to Protestantism, as well as by the presence of Irreligion. According to survey data from Statista in 2020, 57% of the Latin American population is Catholic and 19% is Protestant. [3]
The majority of Latin American Protestants in general are Pentecostal. [5] Brazil today is the most Protestant country in South America with 22.2% of the population being Protestant, [6] 89% of Brazilian evangelicals are Pentecostal, in Chile they represent 79% of the total evangelicals in that country, 69% in Argentina and 59% in Colombia. [5]
According to a 2019 study, Protestant share of U.S. population dropped to 43%, further ending its status as religion of the majority. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The decline is attributed mainly to the dropping membership of the Mainline Protestant churches [ 35 ] [ 37 ] and even among Evangelical Protestant churches [ 38 ] [ 39 ] while Black churches ...
As of 2014, the majority of Hispanic Americans are Christians (80%), [4] while 24% of Hispanic adults in the United States are former Catholics. 55%, or about 19.6 million Latinos, of the United States Hispanic population identify as Catholic. 22% are Protestant, 16% being Evangelical Protestants, and the last major category places 18% as unaffiliated, which means they have no particular ...
The 2017 national census reported the population as 76% Catholic (81 percent in 2007), 14% Protestant, 5.1% nonreligious and 4.9% other religious groups. [3] In the past, minority religious groups have criticized religious freedom laws, claiming they do not address the problem of inequality, and can be discriminatory and unconstitutional. [24]
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .
In 2010 those who declared themselves Catholics represented 83.9% of the population aged 5 and older, evangelical Protestants 7.6%, other religions 2.5% and 4.6% reported having no religion. [2] The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported that the number of evangelicals or Protestants rose from 4.9% in 1990 to 5.2% in ...
In comparison to Europe and other Western nations, the Catholic Church still has a major influence in Latin American society. The vast majority of Latin Americans are Christians (90%), [1] mostly Catholics belonging to the Latin Church. [2] In 2012 Latin America constitutes, in absolute terms, the world's second largest Christian population ...