According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, over ** percent of respondents reported no religious affiliation, while approximately ** percent identified as Christians and ** percent as Buddhists. Religious population South Korea is a multi-religious society where Christianity, Buddhism, and various other religions coexist with shamanism. According to a previous study, the domestic religious population appeared to decline over time after reaching its peak in 2005, at nearly ** million people. In contrast, the share of people who are religiously unaffiliated has increased in recent years. Within the last two decades, the religiously unaffiliated population has increased from about ** percent to more than ** percent. Shamanism Shamanism has continued to significantly influence the daily lives of many South Koreans. According to a survey conducted in 2023, about ** percent of respondents reported having consulted a fortune-teller within the past year. Roughly ** percent of those respondents were already affiliated with a religion.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 59 percent of respondents in their 60s identified with a religion. The age group between 19 and 29 showed the lowest level of religious affiliation.

The statistic shows the population distribution in South Korea in 2015, sorted by religion. In 2015, approximately 27.5 million people in South Korea were not following any religions, while 9.68 millions were following Protestantism.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 36.6 percent of respondents identified with a religion. This was a decrease of about 20 percentage points compared to two decades ago.

In 2022, the number of Protestant Christians in South Korea was estimated to be around 7.74 million. This marked a significant decrease from the 11 million reported a decade earlier.

This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of the Muslim population in South Korea as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, South Korean respondents overestimated the proportion of Muslim population in their country. On average, the respondents thought that around seven out of every 100 people in South Korea were Muslims, when the actual share of Muslim population was less than one percent in South Korea.

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.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, about 17 percent of respondents who were raised in the Christian faith reported that they no longer identify with any religion. Similarly, around 14 percent of respondents who were raised as Buddhists expressed a similar shift in their religious identification. In total, about 35 percent of respondents raised in a different religious tradition stated that they no longer identify with any specific religion.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 56 percent of women and 34 percent of men identified with a religion. Throughout the surveyed period, women were more likely to be affiliated with a religion than men.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, about 21 percent of respondents identified as Protestants were women, while 18 percent were men. The percentage of women was also higher among those who identified as Catholics and Buddhists.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, about 24 percent of respondents in their 60s were affiliated with Protestantism, which was the highest share among all age groups. Similarly, the highest percentage of Catholics and Buddhists was also found among people in their 60s.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, the cities of Busan and Ulsan, as well as the Gyeongnam Province, had the highest share of Buddhists, making up around 32 percent of the population in this region. In Seoul, Protestantism was the predominant religion, accounting for about 22 percent of the city's population.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2024, approximately 48.9 percent of respondents stated that there is almost no discrimination against religious groups in Korean society. Only five percent perceived a high level of religious discrimination.

In 2023, the Catholic population in South Korea reached approximately 5.97 million, showing a slight increase from the previous year. The growth rate of Catholics has been slowing down in recent years.

In a survey that was carried out in June 2020 in South Korea about organized religion, approximately 65 percent of respondents felt that religious groups in South Korea were corrupt and egoistic. According to the source, 74.7 percent of survey respondents agreed that organized religion in South Korea was too authoritarian.

The statistic shows the number of religious organizations in South Korea in 2018, broken down by religion. During the measured period, there were around 482 Buddhist organizations registered in South Korea, followed by approximately 372 Prostetant organizations.

According to a survey conducted in 2020 by Ipsos on global levels of happiness, only around 13 percent of South Korean respondents stated that their religious or spiritual well-being did or could give them greatest happiness. Overall, about 52 percent of all surveyed South Koreans said this was a source of happiness.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, Buddhism was the most favored religion in South Korea, with an index score of 52.5. Catholicism closely followed with 51.3 points. Protestantism received notably lower favorability compared to the other two religions.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2024, about 60 percent of Protestant respondents reported feeling rather hostile toward LGBTQ+ people, while those identifying with other religions or having no religion accounted for around 30 percent. Catholic respondents showed the most favorable attitude toward LGBTQ+ people, with approximately 15 percent expressing support.

The statistic shows the number of religious people in South Korea from 1985 to 2015. In 2015, approximately 21.55 million people in South Korea considered themselves religious, decreased from 24.97 millions in 2005.