Irreligion in Uruguay

Religion in Uruguay(2006)^[1]

  Catholicism (47.1%)

  Non-religious (40.4%)

  Protestant (11.1%)

  Umbanda (0.6%)

  Judaism (0.5%)

  Other (0.4%)

Irreligion in Uruguay refers to the lack of belief in religion, secularity or atheism in the country. Uruguay is traditionally the least religious country in South America.^[2][3][4][5]

Lack of belief in God in Uruguay

Uruguay is the most secularized nation in Latin America with the highest percentage of atheists and agnostics.^[6] 17.2% of the population is atheist or agnostic according to the Uruguayan census.^[7] And according to a study by Kauffman. E, in 2010 47% of the Uruguayan population is defined not religious (of which 24% is atheist, agnostic is 14% and 9% is defined as skeptical but not atheist nor agnostic).^[8] The figures of atheism and irreligion in Uruguay are higher than any other country in the Western Hemisphere, according to a study by CID-Gallup 2012, Uruguay is the sixth least religious country in the world ( with 29% of believers), behind countries such like Netherlands (26%), Czech Republic (23%), Sweden (19%), Japan (13%) and China (7%).^[9]

Religious practice in Uruguay

Many Uruguayans nominally describe themselves as Roman Catholics but lifestyle is not affected by the religion.^[10]

References

1. "Encuesta Nacional de Hogares Amplidada - 2006" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics (in Spanish). INHA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
2. "Flash 6_ Religion" (PDF). 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. 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.