Roman Catholic was the most common religion affiliation in Mexico in 2023. In a survey carried out that year, roughly **** percent of Mexican respondents claimed to be of catholic faith. Mexico ranks among the Latin American countries with the highest share of Catholics. More than nine percent of respondents answered they didn't profess any religion.

According to a survey carried out in Mexico between 1995 and 2020, the share of Catholics in the country oscillated between 70 and 79 percent in these years. Evangelism reached its peak in 2010 and 2015, when seven percent of Mexicans claimed to be Evangelic. In 2020, 13.3 percent of respondents admitted to have no religion, 9.1 percent points more than in 1995.

The Secretary of Social Development (SEDESOL) and the National Council to Prevent Discrimination developed the National Survey on Discrimination in Mexico to assess the amount of discrimination in the everyday lives of Mexican citizens. Specifically, SEDESOL wanted to analyze the problem from the perspectives of the general population and from specific vulnerable populations. For this reason, the survey developed seven different questionnaires: a general questionnaire for the general population and six separate questionnaires for targeted vulnerable populations. These targeted vulnerable populations included: a) population of elderly people, b) indigenous population, c) population with non-Catholic religious beliefs, d) female population, e) people with disabilities, and f) individuals with non-heterosexual preferences, which became a case study due to the difficulty covering that specific targeted population.

This dataset examines the responses of 789 individuals with non-Catholic religious beliefs in Mexico. These religious minorities were asked questions regarding the following: general views on discrimination; whether or not they have experienced discrimination based on their religious beliefs; whether or not Catholics have more privileges in society; what action should be taken to prevent religious discrimination; the role of government in preventing discrimination toward religious minorities; the life opportunities of religious minorities; their views on other vulnerable populations; and whether or not discrimination toward religious minorities has changed over the years. The methodology, questionnaire, and responses in the dataset were translated from Spanish into English.

In 2020, Mexico had a protestant and evangelical population of ********** people, the second most followed religion in the country. The most southern Mexican state, Chiapas, concentrated almost *** million people of the religion. The Mexico State followed with around **** million evangelicals and protestants.

In 2020, Mexico had a protestant and evangelical population of ********** people, the second most followed religion in the country, just behind Catholicism. During that year, **** percent of that population was 60 years of age or older. The second age group with the most catholic followers was between 10 and 14 years of age, with *** percent.

Database of the National Survey on Religious Beliefs and Practices in Mexico, RIFREM 2016, based on a random sample of 3000 that allows national representativeness and comparative analysis between regions of the country, rural and urban populations and between the four main religious ascriptions in Mexico according to census information (Catholics, Protestants and Evangelicals) without religion, and members of the group Jehovah's Witnesses, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Adventists.

In 2020, Mexico had a Muslim population of ***** people. Mexico City, with *****, was the state with the biggest Muslim community in the country. Mexico State was the only other federal entity with more than 1,000 Muslims.

In 2020, the most affiliated religion for the Mexican population in the city of Monterrey was Catholicism accounting with **** percent of the population. Followed by the Evangelicalism and protestantism with a **** percent.

Censo INEGI 2020 Religión Municipal /INEGI Census 2020 Religion Information by MunicipalityEsta capa muestra la información sobre la religión de la población en México a nivel municipal. También hay atributos, que representan estas características como porcentaje del total de la población municipal, que se pueden mapear o utilizar en el análisis.La capa está simbolizada por el porcentaje de población de religión católica, a nivel municipal. Para ver la lista completa de atributos disponibles en este servicio, vaya a la pestaña "Datos" y seleccione "Campos" en la parte superior derecha.Esta capa lista para usar se puede usar dentro de ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, sus aplicaciones configurables, paneles, Story Maps, aplicaciones personalizadas y aplicaciones móviles. Los datos también se pueden exportar para flujos de trabajo sin conexión. Por favor, cite al INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografia) cuando utilice estos datos.Información adicional sobre documentación y metodología del censo se puede encontrar en Censo Población y Vivienda 2020 (inegi.org.mx)_This layer shows religious affiliation of the population in Mexico at a municipal level. There are also attributes, representing these characteristics as percentage of total municipal population, which can be mapped or used within analysis. The layer is symbolized by the percentage of people who are catholics, at the municipal level. To see the full list of attributes available in this service, go to the "Data" tab, and choose "Fields" at the top right. This ready-to-use layer can be used within ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, its configurable apps, dashboards, Story Maps, custom apps, and mobile apps. Data can also be exported for offline workflows. Please cite INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia) when using this data.Additional information regarding documentation and methodology regarding the census can be found at Censo Población y Vivienda 2020 (inegi.org.mx)

Analysis unit

Persons and households

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: no - Vacant Units: no - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: no

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: Occupied dwelling with independent entryway used for shelter - Households: Group of persons, related or not, who live together under the same roof and share food expenses - Group quarters: Building used to shelter people for reasons of assistance, health, education, religion, confinement or service

Universe

Mexican citizens, including Mexican diplomats and their families resident in other countries; foreign residents, not including foreigners in diplomatic service or their families. The census sought to enumerate vagrants, the homeless, and transient workers. The current version of the microdata sample excludes persons living abroad.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 8118242.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of private dwellings. Geographically sorted by population size (municipality and locality) to increase precision. Samples executed independently for each federal entity.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Separate enumeration form for each dwelling

In 2020, the most affiliated religion for the Mexican population in the city of Guadalajara was Catholicism accounting with **** percent of the population. Followed by the Evangelism and Protestantism with *** percent.

Censo INEGI 2020 Religion Estatal /INEGI Census 2020 Religion Information by State Esta capa muestra la información sobre la religión de la población en México a nivel estatal. También hay atributos, que representan estas características como porcentaje del total de la población estatal, que se pueden mapear o utilizar en el análisis. La capa está simbolizada por el porcentaje de población de religión católica, a nivel estatal. Para ver la lista completa de atributos disponibles en este servicio, vaya a la pestaña "Datos" y seleccione "Campos" en la parte superior derecha. Esta capa lista para usar se puede usar dentro de ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, sus aplicaciones configurables, paneles, Story Maps, aplicaciones personalizadas y aplicaciones móviles. Los datos también se pueden exportar para flujos de trabajo sin conexión. Por favor, cite al INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografia) cuando utilice estos datos. Información adicional sobre documentación y metodología del censo se puede encontrar en Censo Población y Vivienda 2020 (inegi.org.mx)_This layer shows religious affiliation of the population in Mexico at a state level. There are also attributes, representing these characteristics as percentage of total state population, which can be mapped or used within analysis. The layer is symbolized by the percentage of people who are catholics, at the state level. To see the full list of attributes available in this service, go to the "Data" tab, and choose "Fields" at the top right. This ready-to-use layer can be used within ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, its configurable apps, dashboards, Story Maps, custom apps, and mobile apps. Data can also be exported for offline workflows. Please cite INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia) when using this data. Additional information regarding documentation and methodology regarding the census can be found at Censo Población y Vivienda 2020 (inegi.org.mx)

In 2020, Mexico had a catholic population of ********** people, by far the most followed religion in the country. Mexico State concentrated more than **** million, close to the double of the second state in the list, Jalisco. The capital Mexico City figured in the third place, with **** million Catholics.

Based on the 2020 census, the majority of Filipino households were affiliated with the Roman Catholic religion, numbering about 86 million people. Meanwhile, there were roughly seven million Muslims in the country. The Philippines is one of the countries in the world with the highest population professing the Catholic faith, after Brazil and Mexico.

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 2020, Mexico had a Jew population of ****** people. More than a third of that population lived in Mexico State by that time. Mexico City had almost ****** Jewish people in this same year.

Except for Uruguay, over ** percent of the population in all the selected Latin American countries defined themselves as Catholics in 2000. However, by 2023, that was the case in only three countries: Mexico, Peru and Colombia. Over this 20-year period, Panama experienced the largest decrease in the share of Catholic believers, plummeting from **** to **** percent.

Based on the 2020 census, Region 5 or the Bicol Region registered the highest share of households who reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation at 93.5 percent. This was followed by Region 8 or Eastern Visayas with a share of 92.3 percent. In contrast, only five percent of households in BARMM were Roman Catholics. The Philippines is one of the countries in the world with the highest population professing the Catholic faith, after Brazil and Mexico.

As of 2015, around ** million female and male population among households in the Philippines were affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. The Philippines is one of the countries in the world with the highest population professing the Catholic faith, after Brazil and Mexico.

This statistic shows the top 25 countries in the world with the largest number of Jewish population in 2010. In 2010, there were living about 5.7 million Jews in the United States.