Canadian census results on religion
All statistics are taken from the Census of Canada.
2001 |
1991 |
1981 |
1971 |
1961 |
1951 |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
Roman Catholic |
12,936,905 |
43.6 |
12,203,620 |
45.2 |
11,210,390 |
46.5 |
9,974,895 |
46.2 |
8,342,826 |
45.7 |
6,069,496 |
43.3 |
United Church of Canada¹ |
2,839,125 |
9.6 |
3,093,120 |
11.5 |
3,758,015 |
15.6 |
3,768,800 |
17.5 |
3,664,008 |
20.1 |
2,867,271 |
20.5 |
- Methodist Church of Canada¹ |
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Presbyterian¹ |
409,830 |
1.4 |
636,295 |
2.4 |
812,105 |
3.4 |
872,335 |
4.0 |
818,558 |
4.5 |
781,747 |
5.6 |
Anglican Church of Canada² |
2,035,495 |
6.9 |
2,188,110 |
8.1 |
2,436,375 |
10.1 |
2,543,180 |
11.8 |
2,409,068 |
13.2 |
2,060,720 |
14.7 |
No religion |
4,796,325 |
16.2 |
3,333,245 |
12.3 |
1,752,380 |
7.3 |
929,575 |
4.3 |
94,763 |
.5 |
59,679 |
.4 |
¹ Includes data on significant churches before the creation of the United Church in 1925.² Before 1955 noted as the Church of England in Canada. |
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