Religion in Italy

February 9, 2021 · updated December 18, 2023

Fast Facts on Italy
Population 62,390,364 2021
Religions (%) Christian 83.3% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated 12.4%, other 0.6%
Christianity 48,720,000 2020
Unaffiliated 8,100,000 2020
Islam 2,960,000 2020
Buddhism 150,000 2020
Hinduism 140,000 2020
Indigenous/Folk Religions 100,000 2020
Other Religions 60,000 2020
Judaism 50,000 2020