Data on religion by gender and age for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.

In 2021, 53.3 percent of the total population in Canada were Christian, 4.9 percent were Muslim, but almost more than a third are not religious at all – with the rest stating they adhere to Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, the Jewish faith, and other Christian denominations. Canada’s religious pluralismCanada is not a very religious country in general. Canadians adhere to a wide variety of beliefs and faiths, with the majority following Christianity, followed by those who do not believe in any deity or religion at all. As with many Western countries, the younger generations are less inclined to identify with faith, and Christianity in particular is not as popular as it is among the older generations. Alternative worship for the younger generations?Canadian teenagers are no less enthusiastic about religion than their parents, and they are just as grounded in their faith as the older generations. They are, however, also just as indecisive when it comes to whether they would call themselves religious or not. Interestingly, they seem much more interested in traditional aboriginal spirituality than in the Judeo-Christian model. They also seem quite interested in another alternative to Christianity: Buddhism is quite popular among the younger generations. Whether this signifies a general trend away from Christianity and towards religious alternatives remains to be seen.

This statistic shows the percent of Canadian respondents in 2015 that believed that Islam was more likely than other religions to encourage violence, separated by their level of religiosity. In 2015, 58 percent of respondents who were inclined to towards religion thought that Islam was more likely than other religions to encourage violence.

Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, place of birth, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.

This statistic shows the number of Muslim Canadian residents in 2011, by the period in which they immigrated to Canada. Between 2001 and 2011, 387,590 Muslim immigrants came to Canada.

This statistic shows the percent of Canadian respondents in 2015 that believed that Christianity was more likely than other religions to encourage violence, separated by their level of religiosity. In 2015, 9 percent of respondents who were inclined to towards religion thought that Christianity was more likely than other religions to encourage violence.

This statistic shows the percent of Canadian respondents in 2015 that believed in the existence of God or a higher power, separated by their level of religiosity. In 2015, 33 percent of respondents who were inclined to reject religion thought that God or a higher power exists.

This statistic shows the opinion of Canadians on the subject of whether a doctor is justified in ending a patient's life in some circumstances. In 2015, 79 percent of respondents who identified as Roman Catholic thought that there are some circumstances in which a doctor would be justified in ending a patient's life.

This statistic shows how Canadian respondents views themselves religiously, by their level of religiosity. In 2015, 18 percent of respondents who were inclined towards religion thought of themselves as spiritual but not religious.

According to a survey conducted in 2022, Muslims were the most likely religious group to agree with certain anti-Muslim stereotypes about Muslims living in the United States. 24 percent of surveyed Muslims agreed with the statement that most Muslims living in the United States were more prone to violence than other people, compared to only nine percent of the general public who shared this belief.

This statistic shows the percent of Canadian respondents in 2015 that agreed that decline in religious involvement was bad for Canada. In 2015, 11 percent of respondents who were inclined to reject religion thought that the decline in religious involvement was bad for Canada.

This statistic shows the opinion of Canadian respondents on the subject of same-sex marriage, by religious affiliation of respondents. In 2015, 60 percent of respondents who identified as Roman Catholic approved or accepted same-sex marriage.

According to a survey conducted in 2020, 58 percent of Indian Americans who identified as Christian said that they attended religious services once or several times a week in comparison to 48 percent of Indian Americans who were Muslim and 21 percent of Indian Americans who were Hindu.

According to a survey conducted in 2024, 32 percent of Americans said that they would not vote for a presidential candidate who was atheist, and 32 percent also said they would not vote for a presidential candidate who was Muslim in the United States. A further 25 percent said that they would not vote for a candidate who was Hindu.

This statistic shows the opinion of Canadian respondents on the subject of whether women should have the right to legal abortion, regardless of cause, by religious affiliation of respondents. In 2015, 45 percent of respondents who identified as Roman Catholic approved or accepted of a woman's right to legal abortion regardless of cause.

According to a survey conducted in 2020, 54 percent of Indian Americans in the United States said that they identified as Hindu while 13 percent said that they identified as Muslim. A further nine percent said that they identified with no religion in particular.

According to a survey conducted in 2022, 44 percent of Jewish Americans said that they made 100,000 U.S. dollars or more in the United States. In comparison, 33 percent of Muslim Americans said that they made less than 30,000 U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows the opinion of Canadian respondents towards various religious orientations. In 2015, 44 percent of respondents had a positive opinion about Protestants.

This statistic shows the opinion of Canadian respondents on the subject of same-sex couples adopting children, by religious affiliation of respondents. In 2015, 54 percent of respondents who identified as Roman Catholic approved or accepted same-sex couples adopting children.

According to the Canadian government, since 2017, evidence and reports have continued to point to human rights violations committed by Chinese authorities against Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region, on the basis of their religion and ethnicity. In February 2021, the Canadian government passed a motion calling China's treatment of its Uyghur minority a genocide.

In terms of public opinion, many Canadians (** percent) supported the idea of speeding up the processing of refugee claims for Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China. Only ** percent were completely against it.