The Chile religion mainly comprises of Catholics and Protestants and the proportion vary drastically on the basis of the society and economical status of the country. However the principal religion in Chile is Roman Catholicism.
The estimation in the year of 1990-91 calculated almost half the population (52.1%) practiced Protestantism. These people mostly belonged to the poorer groups, while a small group of 2.3% led a life of extravagance. The Catholics in Chile hailed from the rich families or belonged to an elite class in the society. Almost 16% of the population call themselves Evangelical, a term which implies their institution to be non-Catholic churches, but they do have orthodox faiths like the protocols of Seventh-Day Adventists, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The Chile population also practices the Jewish religion. The Jewish community in Chile comprises almost 30,000 members. There is less than 1% of Islam and the Baha’i communities. The Amerindians as they are called still practice a native religion of shamanism.
Chile Religion is a free ground for the inclusion of any religion that is preferred by the citizens and the laws do not restrict anyone from preaching the religion as long as it does not disrespect the others.
Chile Demography