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.
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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 .
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Peru: Non religious people as percent of the 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.
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.
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.
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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, 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.
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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 .
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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.