Religion in Trinidad and Tobago (2011 census)[1]
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Religion in Trinidad and Tobago, which is a multi-religious country, is classifiable as follows:
According to the 2011 census, the largest religious group was Christianity with 55.2 percent of the population. This included Protestant Christians (with Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Shouter or Spiritual Baptists and regular Baptists) as well as Roman Catholics. Hindus accounted for 18.2 percent, Muslims for 5.0 percent. There was an Afro-Caribbean syncretic faith, the Orisha faith (formerly called Shangos) with 0.9 percent and Rastafaris with 0.3 percent. The "Other Religions" category accounted for 7.0 percent and "None/not shared" for 13.3.[2]
The fastest-growing groups were a host of American-style Evangelical and Fundamentalist churches usually grouped as "Pentecostal" by most Trinidadians. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (known as "Mormons") had also expanded its presence in the country in the 1980s and 1990s.[3] It reported 3,524 members in 9 congregations in 2019.[4]
According to the 2011 Census, 33.4% of the population was Protestant (including 12.0% Pentecostal, 5.7% Anglican, 4.1% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.5% Presbyterian or Congregational, 1.2% Baptist, and 0.1% Methodist), 21.6% Roman Catholic, 18.2% Hindu and 5.0% Muslim. A small number of individuals subscribed to traditional Caribbean religions with African roots, such as the Spiritual Baptists (sometimes called Shouter Baptists) (5.7%); and the Orisha (0.1%). Smaller groups included Jehovah's Witnesses (1.5%) and "unaffiliated" (2.2%). There is also a small Buddhist community.[5]
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report" (PDF).
- ^ "2011 Census Data - Central Statistical Office". Cso.gov.tt. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "US State Dept 2006 report for Trinidad and Tobago". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Trinidad and Tobago". Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 13 Sep 2021.
- ^ "2011 census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-23.