Religion in Cyprus

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Fast Facts and Religious Adherent Statistics
Population 1,281,506 (#157 in world) (2021 est.)
Ethnic Groups Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
Religions Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.)
Christianity 94.5% (2011 est.)
Eastern Orthodoxy 89.1% (2011 est.)
Roman Catholicism 2.9% (2011 est.)
Protestantism 2% (2011 est.)
Anglicanism 2% (2011 est.)
Islam 1.8% (2011 est.)
Buddhism 1% (2011 est.)
Unaffiliated 0.6% (2011 est.)

Sources

  1. “Cyprus.” CIA World Factbook.
  2. “Cyprus.” Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project.
  3. “Cyprus.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.

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Title Religion in Cyprus
Published
Last UpdatedFebruary 13, 2021
URL religionfacts.com/cyprus
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MLA Citation “Religion in Cyprus.” ReligionFacts.com. 13 Feb. 2021. Web. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021. <religionfacts.com/cyprus>