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Religions Nicaragua, in 36 editions.
The entry for Nicaragua published Religions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Religions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Religion” (1990 to 1991) and “Religions” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Religion”
95% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant
95% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant
Published as “Religion”
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
95% Roman Catholic, 5% Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
The same text in 8 editions, 1992 to 1999.
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
Roman Catholic 95%, 85%, Protestant 5%
The same text in 3 editions, 2005 to 2007.
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census)
The same text in 3 editions, 2008 to 2010.
Roman Catholic 72.9%, 58.5%, Evangelical 15.1%, 21.6%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.9%, 1.7%, none 8.5% (1995 15.7% (2005 census)
The same text in 3 editions, 2011 to 2013.
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, 1.6%), Jehovah's Witness Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
The same text in 3 editions, 2014 to 2016.
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.7%, 1.6%, none 15.7% (2005 census) est.)
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, 51.6%, Evangelical 33.9%, other 1.6%, 1.5%, unspecified 12.9%, none 15.7% (2005 0.2% (2016 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
Roman Catholic 51.6%, 50%, Evangelical 33.9%, 33.2%, other 1.5%, 2.9%, unspecified 12.9%, 13.2%, none 0.2% (2016 0.7% (2017 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 33.2%, other 2.9%, unspecified 13.2%, none 0.7% 0.7%, unspecified 13.2% (2017 est.)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
Roman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believer but not belonging to a church 1%, agnostic or atheist 0.4%, none 13.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
Roman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believer but not belonging to a church 1%, agnostic or atheist 0.4%, none 13.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Nicaragua: Religions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/nicaragua/religions.