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Irreligion in Latin America

Irreligion in Latin America refers to various types of irreligion, including atheism, agnosticism, deism, secular humanism, secularism and non-religious. According to a Pew Research Center survey from 2014, 8% of the population is not affiliated with a religion.[1] According to Latinobarómetro, the share of irreligious people in Latin America quadrupled between 1996 and 2020, from 4% to 16%.[2]

Central America[edit]

Costa Rica[edit]

According to World Religion Database, 3.42% is non-religious (atheist or agnostic).[3] Approximately, 27% of the Costa Rican population is irreligious, either non-practitioner, atheist or agnostic.[4]

Cuba[edit]

Estimates of the Cuban people without religion varies from 30% to 40%, the number of atheists also from 10% to 20%.

Dominican Republic[edit]

Religiously unaffiliated people account 18% in Dominican Republic.[5]

El Salvador[edit]

According to World Religion Database, 2.57% is non-religious (atheist or agnostic).[6]

South America[edit]

Argentina[edit]

A survey conducted in August 2019 (CEIL/CONICET) reports that 18.9% of Argentines are non-religious, growing from 11% since 2008 report. It is observed that 81.9% believe in God and 18.1% do not. Ledges of Gender, age, education level and geographical location have all been cited as variables for irreligion, among men between 18 and 29, people with higher education and industrialized areas tend presence less belief in God roughly 83% and 89%.[20][21] A CID-Gallup poll affirms that 16% of the Argentine population claims to be irreligious (8% non-religious and 8% atheists). While a recent 2020 survey from Latinobarometro report an unexpected growth as high as 40% of population.

Bolivia[edit]

In Bolivia, a large majority of the population is religious, of which only 3% of the population is atheist, agnostic or non-religious. A study in the Sucre City estimated that 7% does not have religion (the least religious area of the country).

Irreligion

Irreligion in Mexico

Irreligion in the United States

Atheist