Religion in North America is dominated by various branches of Christianity and spans the period of Native American dwelling, European settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law of the continent.
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Between them, the United States, Mexico and Canada account for 85 percent of the population of North America. Religion in each of these countries is dominated by Christianity (77.4),[2][3] making it the largest religious group in North America.
By religion
editJudaism
editChristianity
editIslam
editBuddhism
edit- Canada: 1.4%
- Mexico: 0.09
- United States: 0.9%
Hinduism
edit- Canada: 2.3%
- United States: 1.0%
- Mexico: 0.1%
Sikhism
edit- Canada: 2.1%
- United States: 0.2%
Bahá'í Faith
editIrreligion
editBy country
editCanada
editMexico
editUnited States
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". www.pewforum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Americas". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Global religious landscape: Christians". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Jews". pewforum. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ "CIA Fact Book". CIA Wololrld Fact Book. 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Religious Composition of the U.S." (PDF). U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar (2009). "AMERICAN RELIGIOUS IDENTIFICATION SURVEY (ARIS) 2008" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut, USA: Trinity College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ "The Jewish Population of Canada - 2011 National Household Survey [2015 Reports Added] | Berman Jewish DataBank". www.jewishdatabank.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ calculated with country data
- ^ "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Christians". pewforum. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Pew Research Center: Religion in Latin America Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region
- ^ a b "Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel". Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel | Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Religions in Canada—Census 2011". Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada.
- ^ "Canadians losing their religion and other survey highlights". The Globe and Mail. 2013-05-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.
- ^ The Future of the Muslim Population - United States Pew Forum.
- ^ [1] Pew Forum.
- ^ a b c "Most Baha'i Nations (2010)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2010. Retrieved Oct 26, 2013.
- ^ Religious diversity is increasing in Mexico
Sources
edit- FitzGerald, Thomas (2007). "Eastern Christianity in the United States". The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 269–279.