Roman Catholic is the most common religion affiliation in Peru. In a survey carried out in 2023, almost 64.5 percent of Peruvian respondents claimed to be of catholic faith, whereas the second most chosen religion was Evangelism, with around 19 percent of the people interviewed.
Religion affiliation in Peru as of 2023, by type
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Catholic
66.4
Evangelist (unspecified)
18.8
None
6.8
Adventist
2.5
Jehova's witness
0.9
Mormon
0.8
Do not know
0.8
Other
0.7
Pentecostal evangelist
0.5
Atheist
0.4
Do not answer
0.4
Methodist evangelist
0.3
Protestant
0.3
Believer without formal affiliation to any religion
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 9, 2024). Religion affiliation in Peru as of 2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067181/peru-religion-affiliation-share-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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