Religion in Costa Rica

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Fast Facts and Religious Adherent Statistics
Population 5,151,140 (#124 in world) (2021 est.)
Ethnic Groups White or mestizo 83.6%, mulatto 6.7%, indigenous 2.4%, Black of African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2% (2011 est.)
Religions Roman Catholic 71.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 12.3%, other Protestant 2.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.5%, other 2.4%, none 10.4% (2016 est.)
Christianity 87.2% (2016 est.)
Rc 71.8% (2016 est.)
Protestantism 14.9% (2016 est.)
Unaffiliated 10.4% (2016 est.)
Jehovahs Witnesses 0.5% (2016 est.)

Sources

  1. “Costa Rica.” CIA World Factbook.
  2. “Costa Rica.” Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project.
  3. “Costa Rica.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
  4. “Costa Rica.” CIA World Factbook.
  5. “Costa Rica.” Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project.
  6. “Costa Rica.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
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Title Religion in Costa Rica
Published
Last UpdatedFebruary 13, 2021
URL religionfacts.com/costa-rica
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MLA Citation “Religion in Costa Rica.” ReligionFacts.com. 13 Feb. 2021. Web. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021. <religionfacts.com/costa-rica>