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Religions Philippines, in 36 editions.
The entry for Philippines published Religions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Religions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- 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”
83% Roman Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim, 3% Buddhist and other
83% Roman Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim, 3% Buddhist and other
Published as “Religion”
83% Roman Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim, 3% Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
The same text in 3 editions, 1992 to 1994.
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and
other 3%
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and
and other 3%
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist
other 3%
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and
and other 3%
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist
The same text in 2005 and 2006.
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3% 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
The same text in 4 editions, 2007 to 2010.
Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
The same text in 7 editions, 2011 to 2017.
Roman Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
- Roman Catholic 80.6%,
- Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%),
- Muslim 5.6%,
- tribal religions .2%,
- other 1.9%,
- none .1% (2010 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, other 1.9%, none .1% (2010 est.)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- Roman Catholic 80.6%,
- Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%),
- other Christian 3.4%,
- Muslim 5.6%,
- tribal religions .2%,
- other 1.9%,
- none .1% (2010 est.)
Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), other Christian 3.4%, Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, other 1.9%, none .1% (2010 est.)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- Roman Catholic 79.5%,
- Muslim 6%,
- Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%,
- Evangelical 2.4%,
- National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.1%,
- other 7.4%,
- none <0.1% (2015 est.)
Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of 79.5%, Muslim 6%, Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%, Evangelical Churches 2.7%, 2.4%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), other Christian 3.4%, Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, 1.1%, other 1.9%, 7.4%, none .1% (2010 <0.1% (2015 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
Roman Catholic 78.8%, Muslim 6.4%, Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%, other Christian 3.9%, other 8.2%, none/unspecified <0.1 (2020 est.)
Roman Catholic 79.5%, 78.8%, Muslim 6%, 6.4%, Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%, Evangelical 2.4%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.1%, other 7.4%, none <0.1% (2015 Christian 3.9%, other 8.2%, none/unspecified <0.1 (2020 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Philippines: Religions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/philippines/religions.