Religion in Mexico

March 17, 2015 · updated December 18, 2023

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The Observatory at Chichen Itza. Rob Shenk
Fast Facts on Mexico
Area 758,449 sq mi
Population 130,207,371 2021
Religions (%) Roman Catholic 82.7%, Pentecostal 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7%
Christianity 118,570,000 2020
Unaffiliated 7,240,000 2020
Judaism 80,000 2020
Indigenous/Folk Religions 70,000 2020
Other Religions 20,000 2020
Buddhism 10,000 2020

Religion in Mexico Fast Facts

As of 2010, religious demographics in Mexico were estimated as follows:

  • Roman Catholic Christianity: 82.7%
  • other Evangelical Churches: 5%
  • none 4.7%
  • unspecified 2.7%
  • other 1.9%
  • Pentecostal Christianity: 1.6%
  • Jehovah's Witnesses 1.4%

Summary of Religion in Mexico

Religiously, Roman Catholicism dominates Mexico today as it has for centuries.

Protestant Christianity is next largest distinguishable religious group. These numbers have increased in the last 100 years due to the influence of Pentecostal Christianity in particular.

Mexico has one of the largest numbers of Jehovah's Witnesses of anywhere in the world.

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