Except for Uruguay, over 60 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 82.8 to 33.4 percent.
Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2023
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 8, 2024). Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268817/share-catholics-latam-by-country/
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2024). Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268817/share-catholics-latam-by-country/
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Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268817/share-catholics-latam-by-country/