Religion Questions by Country
South America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires
No currently documented South American questionnaire in this initial set has been retained for this topic. Entries will be added only when the supplied questionnaire explicitly supports them.
Chile
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2024
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Cuestionario Censal
- Question
- 31
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Católica — Catholic |
| 2 | Evangélica o protestante — Evangelical or Protestant |
| 3 | Judía — Jewish |
| 4 | Musulmana — Muslim |
| 5 | Mormón — Mormon |
| 6 | Católica Ortodoxa — Eastern Orthodox |
| 7 | Budista — Buddhist |
| 8 | Hinduista — Hindu |
| 9 | Fe Bahá’í — Bahá’í Faith |
| 10 | Testigo de Jehová — Jehovah’s Witness |
| 11 | Otra religión o credo — Other religion or creed |
| 12 | Ninguna — None |
Question type: 2 — specified response; for persons age 15 or older
Source: Chile_2024_cuestionario_viviendas_particulares_INE.pdf
Brazil
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo Demográfico 2022 — Questionário Amostra
- Question
- 9.01.1 / 9.01.2
For persons age 10 or older, the questionnaire uses 9.01.1 for the general population and 9.01.2 for people in an Indigenous territory or sector type 5. The latter asks specifically for belief, Indigenous ritual, or religion.
Question type: Open-ended
Guyana
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- 2022 Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
- Question
- P1.5
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anglican |
| 2 | Methodist |
| 3 | Pentecostal |
| 4 | Roman Catholic |
| 5 | Jehovah Witnesses |
| 6 | Seventh Day Adventist |
| 7 | Bahai |
| 8 | Muslim |
| 9 | Hindu |
| 10 | Rastafarian |
| 11 | Other Christians |
| 12 | None/No Religion |
| 13 | Other — specify |
Question type: 2 — specified religious categories with None/No Religion and an Other write-in
Source: guyana_2022_combined_EN.pdf
Peru
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017
- Form
- Censos Nacionales 2017 — Cédula Censal
- Question
- 26
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Católica |
| 2 | Evangélica |
| 3 | Otra — specify |
| 4 | Ninguna |
Question type: 2 — specified response with an “Other” write-in
Falkland Islands
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Falkland Islands Census 2021 — Draft Census Form
- Question
- 18
Responses:
| Response | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| No religion | No religion |
| Christian | Christian |
| Jehovah’s Witness | Jehovah’s Witness |
| Buddhist | Buddhist |
| Bahá’í | Bahá’í |
| Muslim | Muslim |
| Any other religion — please state below | Other religion; write in |
Question type: 2 — specified religion categories with an Other write-in; voluntary