South Korea - Religions 2000 | countryeconomy.com

Religión South Korea

Growth of believers and Christianity in South Korea

Christianity, with 27.19% of the population, is the religion of the majority of the population. Majority of South Koreans, 53.23%, confess to having religious feelings.

The latest survey data indicate believers share of South Korea population, has increase to 53.23%. As to Christianity it has also increased, the previous survey recorded 25.97% of the population professed it and according to the latest data 27.19% follow it.

The South Korea’s second-largest religion is Buddhism, accounts for about 22.7% of the population.

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South Korea - Religions

Date	Christianity	Islam	Syncretic	Buddhism	Animist	Baha’i	Confucianism	Other	Non-Religious
2000	27.19%	0.08%	0.08%	22.70%	0.96%	0.06%	0.57%	1.53%	46.77%
1995	25.97%	0.02%	0.06%	23.08%	0.88%	0.06%	0.47%	0.72%	48.68%
1990	23.41%	0.01%	0.06%	21.65%	0.88%	0.05%	0.75%	0.44%	52.68%
1985	20.48%	0.01%	0.06%	19.98%	0.88%	0.05%	1.07%	0.53%	56.89%
1980	29.93%	0.01%	0.05%	19.00%	37.00%	0.05%	13.06%	0.38%	0.49%
1975	24.53%	0.01%	0.04%	17.99%	42.97%	0.05%	13.97%		0.42%
1970	18.30%	0.01%	0.03%	16.92%	49.00%	0.04%	15.13%	0.24%	0.33%
1965	14.00%	0.01%	0.03%	16.91%	54.30%	0.04%	14.16%	0.26%	0.29%
1960	11.00%	0.01%	0.02%	17.00%	58.11%	0.03%	13.00%	0.59%	0.24%
1955	9.00%		0.02%	16.00%	61.07%	0.02%	13.00%	0.73%	0.16%
1950	9.00%		0.01%	14.00%	63.86%	0.01%	13.00%	0.07%	0.05%

South Korea - Religions