Religions
See also: Religion in Canada| 1991 number |
1991 % |
2001 number |
2001 % |
% change (in numbers) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 22,468,260 | 83 | 22,799,645 | 77 | -1.5 |
| - Catholic | 12,335,255 | 45.7 | 12,936,905 | 43.6 | +4.8 |
| - Protestant | 9,427,675 | 34.9 | 8,654,850 | 29.2 | -8.2 |
| - United Church of Canada | 3,093,120 | 11.3 | 2,839,125 | 9.5 | -8.2 |
| - Anglican Church of Canada | 2,188,110 | 8.0 | 2,035,495 | 6.8 | -7.0 |
| - Baptist | 663,360 | 2.4 | 729,475 | 2.4 | +10.0 |
| - Lutheran | 636,205 | 2.3 | 606,590 | 2.0 | -4.7 |
| - Presbyterian | 636,295 | 2.3 | 409,830 | 1.4 | -35.6 |
| - Pentecostal | 436,435 | 1.6 | 369,475 | 1.2 | -15.3 |
| - Mennonite | 207,970 | 0.8 | 191,465 | 0.6 | -7.9 |
| - Jehovah's Witnesses | 168,375 | 0.6 | 154,745 | 0.5 | -8.1 |
| - Methodist | 83,910 | 0.3 | 106,545 | 0.4 | +27.0 |
| - Mormon | 100,770 | 0.4 | 104,750 | 0.3 | +3.9 |
| - Salvation Army | 112,345 | 0.4 | 87,785 | 0.3 | -21.9 |
| - Christian Reformed Church in North America | 84,685 | 0.3 | 76,665 | 0.3 | -9.5 |
| - Christian and Missionary Alliance | 59,365 | 0.2 | 66,280 | 0.2 | +11.9 |
| - Adventists | 52,365 | 0.2 | 62,875 | 0.2 | +20.1 |
| - Christian Orthodox | 387,395 | 1.4 | 479,620 | 1.6 | +23.8 |
| - Greek Orthodox | 231,965 | 0.9 | 215,200 | 0.7 | -7.1 |
| - Christian, not included elsewhere¹ | 353,040 | 1.3 | 780,450 | 2.6 | +121.1 |
| Other | 1,148,060 | 4.3 | 1,988,635 | 6.7 | +73.2 |
| - Jewish | 318,185 | 1.2 | 329,995 | 1.1 | +3.7 |
| - Muslim | 253,265 | 0.9 | 579,640 | 2.0 | +128.9 |
| - Buddhist | 163,415 | 0.6 | 300,345 | 1.0 | +83.8 |
| - Hindu | 157,015 | 0.6 | 297,200 | 1.0 | +89.3 |
| - Sikh | 147,440 | 0.5 | 278,410 | 0.9 | +88.8 |
| No religion | 3,397,000 | 12.6 | 4,900,095 | 16.5 | +44.2 |
| ¹ Includes persons who report only "Christian", only "Protestant", and those in denominations less than 60,000 * For comparability purposes, 1991 data are presented according to 2001 boundaries. |
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Note(s):
- Catholic includes Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Polish National Catholic Church, and Old Catholic
- Other Religions also includes Bahá'í Faith, Eckankar, Jainism, Shinto, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Aboriginal belief systems, Neo-Paganism, Wicca, Unity - New Thought - Pantheist, Scientology, Rastafari movement, New Age, Gnostic, Satanism, et cetera
- No Religion includes Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism, et cetera
However, a more recent research in 2005 indicates that the non-religious group has risen significantly. Phil Zuckerman, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College writes of several academic sources who have in recent years placed atheism rates in Canada between 19% and 30%.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Canada
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