Irreligion in the Philippines

In the Philippines, atheists and agnostics are not officially counted in the census of the country, although the Philippine Statistics Authority in 2020 reported that 43,931 Filipinos (or 0.04043% of the total Philippine population) have no religious affiliation or have answered "none".^[1] Additionally, a study by the Dentsu Communication Institute in Japan indicated that around 11 million or 11% of Filipinos are irreligious.^[2] Since 2011, the non-religious increasingly organized themselves, especially among the youth in the country.^[3] There is a stigma attached to being an atheist in the Philippines, and this necessitates many Filipino atheists to communicate with each other via the Internet, for example via the Philippine Atheism, Agnosticism and Secularism, Inc. formerly known as Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society.^[4]