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Do not fill this in! === Religion === {{further|Religion in Latin America|Religion in North America|Christianity in the Americas|Islam in the Americas}} The most prevalent faiths in the Americas are as follows: * Christianity (86 percent)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-exec/ | work=Pew | title=Global Christianity | date=December 19, 2011 }}</ref> ** Roman Catholicism: Practiced by 69 percent<ref name=pewlat>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2014/11/13/religion-in-latin-america/|title=2014 Religion in Latin America |date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2014}}</ref> of the Latin American population (61 percent<ref name=pewlat /> in Brazil whose Roman Catholic population of 134 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2013/03/america-latina-abriga-40-dos-catolicos-do-mundo.html|title=América Latina abriga 40% dos católicos do mundo|first=France|last=Presse|date=March 13, 2013|website=Mundo}}</ref> is the greatest of any nation's), approximately 24 percent of the United States' population<ref name="CIAWFB">{{cite web | title = United States | work = CIA World Factbook | publisher = [[Central Intelligence Agency]] | date = November 16, 2010 | url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/ | access-date=November 30, 2010}}</ref> and about 39 percent of Canada's.<ref name="religion2011d">{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130508/dq130508b-eng.htm?HPA|title=Religions in Canada—Census 2011|date=May 8, 2013|publisher=Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada}}</ref> ** Protestantism: Practiced mostly in the United States, where half of the population are Protestant, Canada, with slightly more than a quarter of the population, and Greenland; there is a growing contingent of [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] and [[Pentecostal]] movements in predominantly Catholic Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1348759.htm|title=The World Today – Catholics faced with rise in Protestantism|date=April 19, 2005|publisher=ABC|location=Australia|access-date=October 5, 2010}}</ref> ** [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]]: Found mostly in the United States (1 percent) and Canada; this Christian group is growing faster than many other Christian groups in Canada and now represents roughly 3 percent of the Canadian population.<ref name="religion2011d" /> ** [[Non-denominational Christianity|Non-denominational Christians]] and other Christians (some 1,000 different Christian denominations and sects practiced in the Americas). * [[Irreligion]]: About 12 percent, including atheists and agnostics, as well as those who profess some form of spirituality but do not identify themselves as members of any organized religion. * Islam: Together, Muslims constitute about 1 percent of the North American population and 0.3 percent of all Latin Americans. It is practiced by 3 percent <ref name="religion2011d" /> of Canadians and 0.6 percent of the U.S. population.<ref name="CIAWFB" /> [[Argentina]] has the largest Muslim population in Latin America with up to 600,000 persons, or 1.5 percent of the population.<ref name=stateirf>{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71446.htm|title=Argentina|work=International Religious Freedom Report|publisher=U.S. Department of State|year=2006|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> * Judaism (practiced by 2 percent of North Americans—approximately 2.5 percent of the U.S. population and 1.2 percent of Canadians<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcpa.org/cjc/cjc-robinson-06.htm|title=Canadian Jewry Today: Portrait of a Community in the Process of Change – Ira Robinson|publisher=Jcpa.org|access-date=October 5, 2010|archive-date=September 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917083053/http://www.jcpa.org/cjc/cjc-robinson-06.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>—and 0.23 percent of Latin Americans—Argentina has the largest Jewish population in Latin America with 200,000 members)<ref>{{cite web |last=Segal |first=Naomi |url=http://www.ujc.org/page.html?ArticleID=26170 |title=First Planeload of Jews Fleeing Argentina Arrives in Israel |publisher=Ujc.org |access-date=October 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175808/http://www.ujc.org/page.html?ArticleID=26170 |archive-date=February 1, 2008 }}</ref> Other faiths include [[Buddhism]]; [[Hinduism]]; [[Sikhism]]; [[Baháʼí Faith]]; a wide variety of indigenous religions, many of which can be categorized as [[animist]]ic; [[new age]] religions and many [[African traditional religion|African]] and African-derived religions. [[Syncretism|Syncretic]] faiths can also be found throughout the Americas. {{Clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right" |+ '''Religious Demographics According to 2010 censuses/estimates in each country''' |- style="background:#e8e8e8;" ! Country ! [[Christians]] ! [[Catholic]]s ! [[Protestant]]s ! None/[[Atheist]]s/[[Agnostic]]s ! Others |- | style="text-align:left;"| Argentina<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/08/27/um/encuesta1.pdf|title=Primera Encuesta sobre Creencias y Actitudes Religiosas en Argentina|website=Clarin.com|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> | 86.2% || 76.5% || 9.7% || 11.3% || 2.5% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Bolivia | 95.3% || 73.7% || 21.6% || 3.7% || 1.0% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Brazil<ref name="Igbe Brasil 2010">{{cite web| url=ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2010/Caracteristicas_Gerais_Religiao_Deficiencia/tab1_2.pdf |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |title=Cor ou Raça |work=Censo Demográfico 2010: Características gerais da população, religião e pessoas com deficiência |year=2010 |access-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> | 86.8% || 64.6% || 22.2% || 8.4% || 4.8% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Canada<ref name="religion2011d"/> | 62.6% || 38.7% || 23.9% || 28.5% || 8.9% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Chile<ref name="plazapublica.cl">{{cite web |url=http://plazapublica.cl/wp-content/uploads/658799.pdf |title=Encuesta – 2015 |publisher=Plaza Publica Cadem |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207182725/http://plazapublica.cl/wp-content/uploads/658799.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | 76.0% || 60.0% || 16.0% || 21.0% || 3.0% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Colombia<ref name="Latin America Public Opinion Project">{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/colombia.php|title=Colombia|publisher=Vanderbilt.edu|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref> | 93.9% || 80.3% || 13.6% || 5.2% || 1.7% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Costa Rica<ref name="latbar">{{cite web|title=Las religiones en tiempos del Papa Francisco |url=http://www.latinobarometro.org/latNewsShow.jsp |publisher=Latinobarómetro |access-date=April 4, 2015 |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510104033/http://www.latinobarometro.org/latNewsShow.jsp |page=6 |language=es |format=PDF |date=April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 84.3% || 70.5% || 13.8% || 11.3% || 4.3% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Dominican Republic<ref name=religiousfreedomreport>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=&type=&coi=DOM&rid=4562d94e2&docid=4cf2d0a087&skip=0|title=2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – Dominican Republic|work=UNHCR|date=17 November 2010|access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref> | 87.1% || 68.3% || 18.8% || 10.6% || 2.2% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Ecuador<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101377532/-1/El_80%25_de_ecuatorianos_es_cat%C3%B3lico.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527175350/http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101377532/-1/El_80%25_de_ecuatorianos_es_cat%C3%B3lico.html|url-status=dead|title=El 80% de ecuatorianos es católico|archive-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> | 95.6% || 87.8% || 7.7% || 3.5% || 1.0% |- | style="text-align:left;"| El Salvador<ref name="CID-Gallup">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cidgallup.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307051137/https://www.cidgallup.com/|url-status=dead|title=CID Gallup | Latinoamérica|archive-date=March 7, 2016|website=Ccidgallup.com}}</ref> | 75.5% || 45.8% || 29.7% || 24.3% || 1.2% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Guatemala<ref name="CID-GALLUP 2010">''[http://www.prolades.com/cra/regions/cam/gte/guat_polls_1990-2012.pdf Public Opinion Polls on Religious Affiliation in Guatemala] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082428/http://www.prolades.com/cra/regions/cam/gte/guat_polls_1990-2012.pdf |date=September 24, 2015 }}''. Prolades.com</ref> | 79.3% || 47.6% || 31.7% || 18.3% || 2.4% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Honduras<ref>{{cite web| url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2010/148763.htm| title = Religion in Honduras – CID Gallup Poll 2007}} ''US. State''</ref> | 83.0% || 47.9% || 35.1% || 14.3% || 2.7% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Mexico<ref>[http://www.inegi.org.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/censos/poblacion/2010/panora_religion/religiones_2010.pdf inegi.org.mx] Religiones 2010.pdf {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021230003/http://www.inegi.org.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/censos/poblacion/2010/panora_religion/religiones_2010.pdf |date=October 21, 2015 }}</ref> | 92.2% || 82.7% || 8.7% || 4.9% || 2.9% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Nicaragua<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prolades.com/conela/nicaragua-stats-2010-CONELA.pdf|title=CONELA/PRLADES – 2010 – Nicaragua|website=Prolades.com|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328174403/http://www.prolades.com/conela/nicaragua-stats-2010-CONELA.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 81.1% || 54.3% || 26.8% || 16.8% || 2.1% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Panama | 90.0% || 75.0% || 15.0% || 7.0% || 3.0% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Paraguay | 96.8% || 90.4% || 6.4% || 1.4% || 1.8% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Peru<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114041408/http://www.inei.gob.pe/Anexos/libro.pdf Dirección Técnica de Demografía y Estudios Sociales y Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo del INEI], Web.archive.org</ref> | 96.7% || 81.3% || 12.5% || 1.9% || 1.4% |- | style="text-align:left;"| United States<ref>{{cite web|author=Carolyn Stewart, ACSD |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/religion.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508145129/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/religion.htm |archive-date=May 8, 1999 |url-status=dead |title=Religion – Publications – US Census Bureau }}</ref> | 79.9% || 25.9% || 54.0% || 15.2% || 5.0% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Uruguay<ref name=enha_rel>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/enha2006/flash/Flash%206_Religion.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091848/http://www.ine.gub.uy/enha2006/flash/Flash%206_Religion.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013|title=Encuesta Nacional de Hogares Amplidada – 2006 | work = National Institute of Statistics | publisher = INHA |access-date=7 September 2013|language=es}}</ref> | 58.2% || 47.1% || 11.1% || 40.4% || 1.5% |- | style="text-align:left;"| Venezuela<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gumilla.org/biblioteca/bases/biblo/texto/SIC2012745_211-222.pdf|title=Informe sociográfico sobre la religión en Venezuela|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024236/http://www.gumilla.org/biblioteca/bases/biblo/texto/SIC2012745_211-222.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 89.0% || 72.0% || 17.0% || 8.0% || 3.0% |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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