Irreligion in Uruguay

Religion in Uruguay (2015)[1]

  Believer without confession (6.3%)
  Atheist, agnostic, none (41.7%)
  Catholic (37.4%)
  Other Christian (9.9%)
  Umbanda (1.9%)
  Judaism (0.2%)
  Other (1.0%)

Irreligion in Uruguay refers to the secularity or atheism in the country. Over 47% of the population is irreligious. Uruguay is traditionally the least religious country in South America.[2][3][4][5]

Secularization in Uruguay

Uruguay is the most secularized nation in all of the Americas with the highest percentage of atheists and agnostics.[6] 17.2% of the population is atheist or agnostic according to the Uruguayan census.[7] According to a study by Kauffman, in 2010 47% of the Uruguayan population is defined not religious (of which 24% are atheist, agnostic are 14% and 9% are categorised as sceptical, but neither atheist nor agnostic).[8] The figures for atheism and irreligion in Uruguay are higher than any other country in the Western Hemisphere. According to a study by CID-Gallup in 2012, Uruguay is the sixth least religious country in the world (with 29% religious), only behind countries such as the Netherlands (26%), the Czech Republic (23%), Sweden (19%), Japan (13%) and China (7%).[9]

Religious practice in Uruguay

Many Uruguayans nominally describe themselves as Roman Catholics, but their daily life is usually unaffected by religion.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.latinobarometro.org/latOnline.jsp
  2. ↑ "Flash 6_ Religion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Uruguay - RELIGION". Countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Nigel Barber: Uruguay: A Secular Outpost Legalizes Abortion". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  5. ↑ "Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations". Gallup.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns 1" (PDF). Pitzer.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  7. ↑ Phil Zuckerman. The Cambridge Companion to Atheism - Michael Martin - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  8. ↑ "Atheism to Defeat Religion By 2038". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "RELIGION AND ATHEISM" (PDF). Atheistalliance.org. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  10. ↑ Uruguay - Leslie Jermyn, Winnie Wong - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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