Canadian census results on religion
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All statistics are taken from the Census of Canada.
2001 | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | 1961 | 1951 | 1941 | 1931 | 1921 | 1911 | 1901 | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | 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 | 4,806,431 | 41.8 | 4,285,388 | 41.3 | 3,389,636 | 38.6 | 2,833,041 | 39.3 | 2,229,600 | 41.5 | 2,009,201 | 41.6 | |
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 | 2,208,658 | 19.2 | 2,017,375 | 19.4 | 8,739 | .1 | |||||||
- Methodist Church of Canada¹ | 1,159,458 | 13.2 | 1,079,892 | 15.0 | 916,886 | 17.1 | 861,666 | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 830,597 | 7.2 | 872,428 | 8.4 | 1,409,407 | 16.0 | 1,115,324 | 15.5 | 842,442 | 15.7 | 770,119 | 15.9 | |
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 | 1,754,368 | 15.2 | 1,635,615 | 15.8 | 1,407,994 | 16.0 | 1,043,017 | 14.5 | 680,620 | 12.7 | 661,608 | 13.7 | |
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 | 19,161 | .2 | 21,155 | .2 | 21,819 | .2 | 26,027 | .4 | 4,810 | .1 | |||
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. |