Canada: Religious Affiliation, 1988-1998
| Religion |
1988 |
1998 |
Change
1988-1998 |
Percentage
Change |
Percentage
of total 1988 |
Percentage
of total 1998 |
| ALL
CHRISTIAN |
21,678,745 |
22,503,365 |
824,620 |
3.8% |
84.0% |
84.0% |
| Catholic |
11,402,605 |
12,335,255 |
932,650 |
8.2% |
47.3% |
26.0% |
| Roman Catholic |
11,210,385 |
12,203,620 |
993,235 |
8.9% |
46.5% |
45.2% |
| Ukrainian Catholic |
190,585 |
128,390 |
(62,195) |
-32.6% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
| Other Catholic |
1,630 |
3,235 |
1,605 |
98.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Eastern Orthodox |
361,565 |
387,395 |
25,830 |
7.1% |
1.5% |
1.0% |
| Protestant |
9,914,575 |
9,780,715 |
(133,860) |
-1.4% |
41.2% |
58.0% |
| United Church |
3,758,015 |
3,093,120 |
(664,895) |
-17.7% |
15.6% |
11.5% |
| Anglican |
2,436,375 |
2,188,110 |
(248,265) |
-10.2% |
10.1% |
8.1% |
|
Presbyterian |
812,105 |
636,295 |
(175,810) |
-21.6% |
3.4% |
2.4% |
| Lutheran |
702,900 |
636,205 |
(66,695) |
-9.5% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
| Baptist |
696,845 |
663,360 |
(33,485) |
-4.8% |
2.9% |
2.5% |
|
Pentecostal |
338,790 |
436,435 |
97,645 |
28.8% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
| Other Protestant |
1,169,545 |
2,127,190 |
957,645 |
81.9% |
4.9% |
7.9% |
| ALL NON-CHRISTIAN |
607,780 |
1,076,160 |
468,380 |
77.1% |
2.5% |
4.0% |
| Jewish |
296,425 |
318,065 |
21,640 |
7.3% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
| Islam |
98,165 |
253,260 |
155,095 |
158.0% |
0.4% |
0.9% |
| Buddhist |
51,955 |
163,415 |
111,460 |
214.5% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
| Hindu |
69,505 |
157,010 |
87,505 |
125.9% |
0.3% |
0.6% |
| Sikh |
67,715 |
147,440 |
79,725 |
117.7% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
| Other religions |
24,015 |
36,970 |
12,955 |
53.9% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| PARA-RELIGIOUS GROUPS |
13,450 |
28,155 |
14,705 |
109.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| NO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION |
1,783,530 |
3,386,365 |
1,602,835 |
89.9% |
7.4% |
10.0% |
| TOTAL
POPULATION |
24,083,495 |
26,994,045 |
2,910,550 |
12.1% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Source:
Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. |
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