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 gender and age for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.

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.

In December 2006, Environics Research conducted a major national survey of Muslims and multiculturalism in Canada, as part of its ongoing syndicated FOCUS CANADA research program. The focus of this research is on the presence and experience of Muslims in this country, and draws direct comparisons with similar research conducted in 13 other countries by the Pew Research Center (many of the same research questions were used to provide for direct country-to-country comparisons). The Pew research included Muslim over-samples in Great Britain, France, Germany and Spain. Some of the topics covered in this research: General attitudes about immigration in Canada, personal contact with different ethnic groups (including Muslims), perceived discrimination against ethnic groups, general attitudes towards Muslims, concerns about Muslims and terrorism, Islamic identity and extremism among Muslims, integration of Muslims and other ethnic minorities into Canadian society, Canadian foreign policy and the mission in Afghanistan Muslims, experience of being Muslim in Canada, concern about the future of Muslims in Canada, self-identification within the Muslim community, the role and rights of women in ethnic communities, Islamic identity and extremism among Muslims, integration of Muslims and other ethnic minorities into Canadian society, Canadian foreign policy and the mission in Afghanistan. Please note, the cases in this dataset are comprised only of Muslim respondents.

Canada: Muslims as percent of the total population: Pour cet indicateur, The Cline Center for Democracy fournit des données pour la Canada de 1960 à 2013. La valeur moyenne pour Canada pendant cette période était de 1.2 pour cent avec un minimum de 0 pour cent en 1960 et un maximum de 5 pour cent en 2011.

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.

Data on religion by visible minority, generation status, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.

This statistic shows the distribution of adults in federal correctional services in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022, by religion. About 15 percent of the adult offender population in federal correctional services in Canada claimed no religious affiliation in the fiscal year of 2022.

This statistic shows the religious orientation of Canadian respondents in 2015, by gender. In 2015, 30 percent of female respondents said they were inclined towards religion.

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 the religious orientation of Canadian respondents in 2015, by age group. In 2015, 28 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 years old said they were inclined towards religion.

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 Canadian respondents on the subject of whether women should have the right to legal abortion if her health is at risk, by religious affiliation of respondents. In 2015, 85 percent of respondents who identified as Roman Catholic approved or accepted of a woman's right to legal abortion if her health is at risk.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.