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Religion stated in Irish censuses, 1861-2016; number and percentage of total population return[1]
Answer(s)
1861[nb 1]
1911[nb 1]
1926
1971
2002
2011
2016
Christian
4,390,893 (99.75)
3,125,558 (99.55)
2,959,293 (99.57)
2,917,097 (97.95)
3,659,281 (93.42)
4,107,274 (90.76)
3,992,688 (85.13)
(Roman) Catholic
3,933,575 (89.36)
2,812,509 (89.58)
2,751,269 (92.57)
2,795,666 (93.87)
3,462,606 (88.39)
3,831,187 (84.66)
3,696,644 (78.82)
Church of Ireland and other Anglican [nb 2]
372,723 (8.47)
249,535 (7.95)
164,215 (5.53)
97,739 (3.28)
115,611 (2.95)
124,445 (2.75)
122,612 (2.61)
Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental )
10,437 (0.27)
44,003 (0.97)
60,777 (1.3)
Christian (not further specified)
21,403 (0.55)
39,652 (0.88)
35,996 (0.77)
Presbyterian
66,172 (1.5)
45,486 (1.45)
32,429 (1.09)
16,052 (0.54)
20,582 (0.53)
22,835 (0.5)
22,188 (0.47)
Apostolic or Pentecostal
3,152 (0.08)
13,876 (0.31)
13,193 (0.28)
Evangelical
3,780 (0.1)
3,972 (0.09)
9,368 (0.2)
Jehovah's Witness
4,430 (0.11)
6,024 (0.13)
6,264 (0.13)
Methodist , Wesleyan
17,480 (0.4)
16,440 (0.52)
10,663 (0.36)
5,646 (0.19)
10,033 (0.26)
6,280 (0.14)
5,847 (0.12)
Lutheran
756 (0.03)
3,068 (0.08)
5,048 (0.11)
4,549 (0.1)
Protestant (not further specified)[nb 2]
4,263 (0.09)
4,269 (0.09)
Baptist
943 (0.02)
1,588 (0.05)
717 (0.02)
591 (0.02)
2,265 (0.06)
3,219 (0.07)
3,642 (0.08)
Born again Christian
2,565 (0.05)
Mormon
833 (0.02)
1,202 (0.03)
1,209 (0.03)
Seventh-day Adventist
1,178 (0.03)
Society of Friends
647 (0.02)
859 (0.02)
899 (0.02)
848 (0.02)
Unitarian
473 (0.01)
Church of Christ
378 (0.01)
Jacobite
296 (0.01)
Brethren
222 (0.01)
309 (0.01)
272 (0.01)
Congregationalist
60
68
Salvation Army
52
Other religions
341 (0.01)
3,805 (0.12)
3,686 (0.12)
2,633 (0.09)
29,526 (0.75)
71,003 (1.57)
95,849 (2.04)
Muslim
19,147 (0.49)
48,130 (1.06)
62,032 (1.32)
Hindu
3,099 (0.08)
10,302 (0.23)
13,729 (0.29)
Buddhist
3,894 (0.1)
8,355 (0.18)
9,358 (0.2)
Spiritualist
2,922 (0.06)
Pagan , Pantheist
1,106 (0.03)
1,883 (0.04)
2,645 (0.06)
Jewish
341 (0.01)
3,805 (0.12)
3,686 (0.12)
2,633 (0.09)
1,790 (0.05)
1,675 (0.04)
1,921 (0.04)
Sikh
1,705 (0.04)
Baha'i
490 (0.01)
507 (0.01)
518 (0.01)
Taoist
171
Jain
134
Rastafari
114
Deist
97
Hare Krishna
91
87
Scientologist
87
Satanism
78
Kimbanguist
69
Shinto
53
Zoroastrian
35
Unificationist
60
34
Eckist
30
Theist
30
Irreligion
7,616 (0.26)
140,382 (3.58)
265,246 (5.86)
474,734 (10.12)
No religion
7,616 (0.26)
138,264 (3.53)
256,830 (5.68)
451,941 (9.64)
Lapsed (Roman) Catholic
590 (0.02)
1,268 (0.03)
8,094 (0.17)
Atheist
500 (0.01)
3,751 (0.08)
7,477 (0.16)
Agnostic
1,028 (0.03)
3,393 (0.07)
5,006 (0.11)
Jedi Knight
2,050 (0.04)
Pastafarian
92
Lapsed Church of Ireland
4
74
Unspecified
10,877 (0.25)
10,325 (0.33)
9,013 (0.3)
50,902 (1.71)
88,014 (2.25)
81,758 (1.81)
126,650 (2.7)
Not stated
46,648 (1.57)
79,094 (2.02)
68,668 (1.52)
119,349 (2.54)
Other / Other stated[nb 3]
10,877 (0.25)
10,325 (0.33)
9,013 (0.3)
4,254 (0.14)
8,920 (0.23)
13,090 (0.29)
7,301 (0.16)
Total population
4,402,111
3,139,688
2,971,992
2,978,248
3,917,203
4,525,281
4,689,921
Notes
^ a b Pre-partition totals for the 26 counties that became the Irish Free State in 1922.
^ a b Through to 2002, answer "Protestant" was included under "Church of Ireland" (called "Protestant Episcopalian" before 1961)
^ The "other" (before 1971) or "other stated" category is not directly comparable between censuses, because later ones enumerate some answers separately which were included within "other" in earlier ones.
References
Todo ZZZ [ edit ]
How to left-align population and pct separately in single column?
Other-compatible table values are wrong; e.g. "atheist" would be under "no religion" not "other".