 |
Population by religion, by provinces and territories (1991 Census)
| |
Canada |
Newfoundland |
Prince Edward
Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
| |
thousands |
| Total population |
26,994.0 |
563.9 |
128.1 |
891.0 |
716.5 |
| Catholic |
12,335.3 |
208.9 |
60.6 |
331.3 |
386.6 |
| Roman Catholic |
12,203.6 |
208.9 |
60.6 |
331.0 |
386.5 |
| Ukrainian Catholic |
128.4 |
-- |
-- |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Other Catholic |
3.2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Protestant |
9,780.7 |
344.0 |
62.0 |
482.2 |
287.4 |
| United Church |
3,093.1 |
97.4 |
26.0 |
153.0 |
75.6 |
| Anglican |
2,188.1 |
147.5 |
6.7 |
128.4 |
61.2 |
| Baptist |
663.4 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
98.5 |
80.9 |
| Presbyterian |
636.3 |
2.2 |
11.0 |
31.2 |
10.1 |
| Lutheran |
636.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
11.5 |
1.6 |
| Pentecostal |
436.4 |
40.1 |
1.3 |
10.7 |
22.8 |
| Other Protestant |
2,127.2 |
55.0 |
11.6 |
48.9 |
35.2 |
| Eastern non-Christian |
747.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
| Islam |
253.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
| Buddhist |
163.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
| Hindu |
157.0 |
0.4 |
-- |
1.0 |
0.6 |
| Sikh |
147.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-- |
| Other Eastern non-Christian |
26.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Eastern Orthodox |
387.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
| Jewish |
318.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
| Para-religious groups |
28.2 |
0.1 |
-- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| No religious affiliation |
3,386.4 |
9.3 |
4.9 |
68.0 |
38.7 |
| Other religions |
10.6 |
-- |
-- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. |
| Last modified: 2004-04-21. |
For more statistical information, consult 2001 Census.
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