Roman Catholic is the most common religion affiliation in Peru. In a survey carried out in 2023, almost **** percent of Peruvian respondents claimed to be of catholic faith, whereas the second most chosen religion was Evangelism, with around ** percent of the people interviewed.

The figures for Catholic and Evangelic believers in Peru show opposite trends, according to a survey conducted in the country between 1995 and 2020. In 1995, Catholics made up for nearly 90 percent of the population, while in 2020 this figure fell to 69.4 percent. Despite it, Peru remains one of the Latin American countries with the largest share of Catholic believers. In the same time frame, the share of Evangelists grew from 3.8 to 17.5 percent.

Peru: Muslims as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Peru from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

During a survey conducted in 2023, approximately 54 percent of respondents in 17 Latin American countries claimed to be catholic. Meanwhile, 14.9 percent of the people participating in the survey said they did not profess any religion.In Mexico, more than 69 percent of respondents said they professed Catholicism. Particularly in Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador, most Christians think religion is very important in their lives.

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 7 cities in the Christian County, IL by Peruvian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each city over the past five years.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, including:

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Peruvian Population: This column displays the rank of city in the Christian County, IL by their Peruvian population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• City: The City for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Peruvian Population: The Peruvian population of the city is shown in this column.
• % of Total City Population: This shows what percentage of the total city population identifies as Peruvian. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total Christian County Peruvian Population: This tells us how much of the entire Christian County, IL Peruvian population lives in that city. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Analysis unit

Persons, households, and dwellings

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: yes - Vacant Units: Yes - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: A dwelling is a building or independent building unit, constructed, adapted or converted to be inhabited by one or more people on a permanent or temporary basis. It must have a direct and independent access from the street or through common circulation spaces such as corridors, patios or stairways. - Households: It is the person or group of people, whether related or not, who occupy in their entirety or in part a home. They share at least the main meals and/or take care of other needs in common basic, charged to a common budget (they eat from the "same pot"). - Group quarters: It is one intended to be inhabited by people usually without ties family members, subject to administrative regulations and who live together for study reasons, health, religion, work, and tourism, among others. Among the collective housing we have: institutional and non-institutional.

Universe

All households present in the country on the day of the census.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: National Institute of Statistics and Computing

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 2936271.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of every 10th household, drawn by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

A single form with five sections for the location, dwelling, household, and individuals

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 4 cities in the Christian County, KY by Peruvian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each city over the past five years.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, including:

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Peruvian Population: This column displays the rank of city in the Christian County, KY by their Peruvian population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• City: The City for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Peruvian Population: The Peruvian population of the city is shown in this column.
• % of Total City Population: This shows what percentage of the total city population identifies as Peruvian. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total Christian County Peruvian Population: This tells us how much of the entire Christian County, KY Peruvian population lives in that city. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

In 2023, ** percent of respondents in Peru said they believed in some kind of God. Four percent said they did not believe in God.

Christianity was the largest religion in a high number of the countries included in the survey. Of the countries, Peru, South Africa, and Poland had the highest share of Christians at around 75 percent. Moreover, around 90 percent in India and Thailand stated that they believed in another religion, with Hinduism and Buddhism being the major religion in the two countries respectively. Sweden and South Korea were the only two countries where 50 percent or more of the respondents stated that they did not have any religious beliefs.

Pérou: Christians as percent of the total population: Pour cet indicateur, The Cline Center for Democracy fournit des données pour la Pérou de 1960 à 2013. La valeur moyenne pour Pérou pendant cette période était de 97.2 pour cent avec un minimum de 96.4 pour cent en 1976 et un maximum de 100 pour cent en 2011.

During a 2019 survey fielded in Peru, 88 percent of respondents who said they professed a religion and 83 percent of these who said they did not stated that they followed the tradition of gift giving at Christmas, whereas 96 percent of interviewees said they celebrated Christmas in general.

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

During a 2019 survey fielded in Peru, it was found that an average Peruvian who said they professed a religion and celebrated Christmas spent 360 Peruvian soles on Christmas presents and Christmas dinner; 14 percent of all respondents said they did not participate in gift-giving, and four percent stated they did not celebrate the holidays at all.