Religion in Palau
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Christianity is the dominant religion in Palau, practiced by around 72.8% of the total population, according to the 2022 census. Freedom of religion is enshrined in Palau's constitution.
Demographics
According to the 2020 census, 46.9% of the population is Roman Catholic, 25.9% Protestant (primarily Evangelical), 5.0% Seventh-day Adventist, 5.1% Modekngei, 4.9% Muslim, 0.9% The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and 11.4% other religions.
In the 2015 census, of the population of 13,300 people over 18, 45.3% are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Other Christian groups were Evangelicals at 26.4%; Seventh-day Adventists at 6.9%; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) at 1.5%; Assembly of God at 0.9%; and Baptists at 0.7%. Modekngei, which embraces both animist and Christian beliefs and is unique to the country, has 5.7% of the population. Muslims made up about 3.0% of the population. Other which includes everyone not in the religions above as well as the non-religious were about 11.2% of the population.
In 2020, about 0.85% of the population was estimated to be Buddhist, 0.7% practiced the Baháʼí Faith and 0.25% was reported to be practicing elements of Chinese folk religion, alongside 0.5% following other traditional religions, 2% following Islam, 0.1% practicing Hinduism, and almost 5% identifying as agnostic or atheist.
In 2022, there is a primarily Filipino Catholic expatriate community of over 3,000 people.
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