Except for Uruguay, over 60 percent of the population in all of the selected Latin American countries defined themselves as Catholics in 2000. However, by 2020, 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 52.4 percent.
Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2020
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 8, 2021). Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268817/share-catholics-latam-by-country/
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2021). Share of catholics in selected Latin American countries from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268817/share-catholics-latam-by-country/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of Catholics in Selected Latin American Countries from 2000 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, 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 2020 [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268817/share-catholics-latam-by-country/