In 2023, the most prevalent religious affiliation in Brazil was Roman Catholic. Approximately 53 percent of Brazilian respondents identified as Catholic, while the second-most selected religion was Evangelical, with around 23 percent of the population surveyed.
Religion affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by type
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Catholic
52.8%
Evangelist (unspecified)
22.8%
Pentecostal evangelist
2%
Afroamerican cults, Umbanda, etc.
1.8%
Protestant
0.8%
Baptist evangelist
0.7%
Adventist
0.3%
Agnostic
0.3%
Jehova's witness
0.2%
Atheist
0.2%
Believer without formal affiliation to any religion
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (July 13, 2023). Religion affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066928/religious-affiliation-in-brazil/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Religion affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by type." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066928/religious-affiliation-in-brazil/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2023). Religion affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066928/religious-affiliation-in-brazil/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Religion Affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066928/religious-affiliation-in-brazil/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Religion affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066928/religious-affiliation-in-brazil/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Religion affiliation in Brazil as of 2023, by type [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066928/religious-affiliation-in-brazil/
