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Canada Population by Religion

Canada is a religiously diverse and Secular Country. It encompasses a wide range of beliefs and customs. The largest faith in Canada is Christianity. About half of Canada’s population (53.3%), reported that they were affiliated with a Christian religion. 

Roughly one-third of Canada’s population (34.6%), had no religious affiliation. With immigration, there were growing proportions of the population who reported religious affiliations other than Christianity. These religions included Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, and Buddhists. Non-Christains based faiths now account for 11.92% of the Canadian population.

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Source: Canada Census 2021

Religion Percentage in Canada

As per Canadian Census 2021, about half of Canada’s population (53.3%), reported that they were affiliated with a Christian religion. Roughly 12,577,475 people, or nearly one third of Canada’s population (34.6%), had no religious affiliation. This was rise of 10.73% from a decade earlier, as recorded in the 2011 Census.

Consistent with changing immigration patterns, there were growing proportions of the population who reported religious affiliations other than Christian. These religions included Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist. 

Islam is the second largest religion in Canada followed by 1,775,715 people or 4.9% of the population. Hinduism is third largest religion and 828,195 or 2.3% of the population Identified themselves as Hindu.

In 2021, people who identified themselves as Sikhs made up 2.1% (771,790) of the population. Buddhist are 1%, and Jewish 0.9% of the Canadian population.  Indigenous religions make up 0.2% and other religions are at 0.6% of total population.

Let’s Look at the Population of Canada’s Religion wise

ReligionPopulation 2021Percentage
Christians19,373,32553.3%
No religion/Unaffiliated12,577,47534.6%
Muslim1,775,7154.9%
Hindu828,1952.3%
Sikh771,7902.1%
Buddhist356,9751%
Jewish335,2950.9%
North American Indigenous80,6850.2%
Other religions and spiritual traditions229,0150.6%
Total36,328,480 

Source: Census 2021

Christanity in Canada

Roman Catholics were the largest Christian religious group in 2021.  About 38.78% of people identified themselves as Roman Catholic followed by United Church (3.3%) and Anglican (3.1%)

Christian AffiliationsPopulation 2021Percentage
Catholic10,880,36029.9%
United Church1,214,1853.3%
Anglican1,134,3153.1%
Christian Orthodox623,0101.7%
Baptist436,9401.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic399,0251.1%
Lutheran328,0450.9%
Presbyterian301,4000.8%
Anabaptist144,1450.4%
Jehovah’s Witness137,2550.4%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)100,6550.3%
Latter Day Saints87,7250.2%
Reformed79,8700.2%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions3,506,4109.7%

Source: Canada Census 2021

Other religions in Canada

Immigration has contributed to a higher share of the population having affiliation with Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist religions as well as to a higher share of the population having no religious affiliation. 

Of the immigrants who came prior to 1971, 2.9% were affiliated with Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist religions, whereas 33.0% of immigrants who came between 2001 and 2011 reported affiliation to one of these religions. As well, 16.0% of immigrants who came before 1971 had no religious affiliation, compared with 22.0% among those who came between 2001 and 2005, and 19.5%.

Other ReligionPopulation 2021Percentage
Muslim1,775,7154.9
Hindu828,1952.3
Sikh771,7902.1
Buddhist356,9751
Jewish335,2950.9

Source: Census 2021

 

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