Religion in Belarus

Religion in Belarus (2020)[1]

  Eastern Orthodoxy (83.3%)
  Catholicism (including Roman Catholic and Belarusian Greek Catholic) (6.7%)
  Other Christian (1.0%)
  No religion (7.8%)
  Other religions (0.2%)
Church of All Saints (Eastern Orthodox) in Minsk.

Christianity is the main religion in Belarus, with Eastern Orthodoxy being the largest denomination. The legacy of the state atheism of the Soviet era is apparent in the fact that a proportion of Belarusians (especially in the east part of the country) are not religious. Moreover, other non-traditional and new religions have sprung up in the country after the end of the Soviet Union.

According to the estimations for 2011 by the Ministry of the Interior, 73.3% of the Belarusians are Orthodox Christians, 14.8% are irreligious (atheists and agnostics), 9.7% are Catholic Christians (either Latin Catholic and Belarusian Greek Catholic), and 3.5% are members of other religions (mostly pentecostals).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Generations and Gender Survey, 2020 Belarus Wave 1". ggpsurvey.ined.fr. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. ^ Belarus government website, Retrieved 2023-04-25