Religion in North America

Religion in North America is dominated by various branches of Christianity and spans the period of Native American dwelling, European settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law of the continent.

Between them, the United States, Mexico and Canada account for 85 percent of the population of North America. Religion in each of these countries is dominated by Christianity (77.4), making it the largest religious group in North America.

By religion

Christianity

North America: 75.2%calculated with country data-77.4% Mexico: 87.7%Pew Research Center: Religion in Latin America Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region United States: 73.7% Canada: 67.3%

Judaism

North America: 1.5% United States: 1.7% to 2.9% Canada: 1.2% Mexico: 0.02%

Islam

Canada: 4.9% United States: 1.2%The Future of the Muslim Population - United States Pew Forum. Mexico: 0.2% Pew Forum.

Buddhism

Canada: 1.4% Mexico: 0.09% United States: 0.9%

Sikhism

Canada: 2.1% United States: 0.2%

Bahá'í Faith

United States: 0.2% Canada: 0.1% Mexico: <0.1%

Irreligion Canada: 35% United States: 28% Mexico: 8%Religious diversity is increasing in Mexico

By country

Country Population Christian Muslim Irreligion Hindu Buddhist Folk religion Other religion Jewish Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Anguilla20,00018,12090.60600.308004.00800.4000.005802.903201.60200.10 Antigua and Barbuda90,00083,70093.005400.601,5301.701800.2000.003,2403.609001.0000.00 Aruba110,670101,09091.902200.206,6006.0000.001100.101,4301.301100.104400.40 Bahamas340,550326,40096.003400.1010,5403.1000.0000.001,0200.301,0200.3000.00 Barbados270,000257,04095.202,7001.005,1301.901,0800.4000.0000.003,7801.4000.00 Belize310,000271,56087.603100.1027,5908.906200.201,5500.504,6501.503100.103,1001.00 Bermuda60,00045,00075.006601.1011,64019.4000.003000.501,8003.004800.801800.30 Bonaire22,57318,96086.0N/AN/A2,71012.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A9004.0N/AN/A Canada40,297,76121,372,10653.31,964,7904.912,577,47534.6922,2482.3402,9771.080,6900.21,082,6392.7360,8790.9 Cayman Islands60,00050,10083.502400.405,6409.405400.9000.002,7004.503600.604800.80 Costa Rica5,044,1974,585,17590.9000.00368,1407.9000.0000.0038,2800.8013,9800.3000.00 Cuba10,985,9746,503,69759.2000.002,589,80023.0022,5200.2000.001,959,24017.4000.0000.00 Curaçao155,000134,23086.6N/AN/A15,50010.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6,8204.4N/AN/A Dominica70,00066,08094.40700.103500.5000.00700.102,1003.001,1901.7000.00 Dominican Republic10,790,7449,654,25488.0000.001,082,37010.9000.0000.0089,3700.909,9300.1000.00 El Salvador6,602,3705,823,29088.2000.00680,90011.0000.0000.0030,9500.5018,5700.3000.00 Greenland60,00057,66096.1000.001,5002.5000.0000.004800.803600.6000.00 Grenada100,00096,60096.603000.301,0001.007000.7000.001,3001.302000.2000.00 Guadeloupe460,000441,14095.901,8400.4011,5002.502,3000.5000.001,8400.401,8400.4000.00 Guatemala17,980,80317,117,72495.2000.00589,9904.1000.0000.0086,3400.6010,0000.0700.00 Haiti11,470,2619,967,65686.9000.001,058,94010.6000.0000.00219,7802.2029,9700.3000.00 Honduras9,571,3528,384,50487.607,6000.10798,00010.5000.007,6000.1083,6001.1045,6000.6000.00 Jamaica2,740,0002,115,28077.2000.00471,28017.2000.0000.00123,3004.5027,4001.0000.00 Martinique410,000395,65096.508200.209,4302.308200.2000.008200.202,4600.6000.00 Mexico129,875,529118,576,35791.3N/AN/A10,585,1788.4N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A378,0430.3N/AN/A Montserrat5,0004,67593.5000.002404.8050.1000.00100.20751.5000.00 Nicaragua6,359,6895,456,61385.8000.00723,75012.5000.0000.0081,0601.405,7900.1000.00 Panama3,520,0003,273,60093.0024,6400.70168,9604.8000.007,0400.2014,0800.4014,0800.4014,0800.40 Puerto Rico3,285,8702,924,40089.0000.00262,8708.0000.0000.0000.0098,5803.0000.00 Saba1,911145276.01156.034418.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Saint Kitts and Nevis50,00047,30094.601500.308001.607501.5000.006501.304000.8000.00 Saint Lucia170,000154,87091.101700.1010,2006.005100.3000.008500.503,4002.0000.00 Saint Pierre and Miquelon6,0005,68294.70120.202283.8000.0000.0000.00781.3000.00 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines110,00097,57088.701,6501.502,7502.503,7403.4000.002,2002.002,2002.0000.00 Sint Eustatius3,2402,75785.1N/AN/A48314.9N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Sint Maarten41,48634,06082.1N/AN/A3,2777.92,1605.2N/AN/AN/AN/A1,9904.8N/AN/A Trinidad and Tobago1,340,000883,06065.9079,0605.9025,4601.90304,18022.704,0200.3025,4601.9018,7601.4000.00 Turks and Caicos Islands40,00036,84092.1000.001,8404.6000.0000.001,0802.702400.6000.00 British Virgin Islands20,00016,90084.502401.207803.902401.2000.001,6808.401600.8000.00 United States339,996,564262,817,34377.303,059,9690.9055,759,43616.402,039,9790.604,079,9581.20679,9930.202,039,9790.606,119,9381.80 U.S. Virgin Islands87,15082,62094.80900.103,2253.7000.0000.0000.006600.603300.30

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