Two-thirds of the population declare Christian as their religion

• According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the largest religion in Canada was Christianity. About 22.1 million people—or just over two-thirds (67.3%) of the population—reported that they were affiliated with a Christian religion. Catholics were the largest Christian religious group in 2011, at 12.8 million people.
• In 2011, about 2.4 million people, or 7.2% of Canada’s population, reported affiliation with Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions. This was up from 4.9% a decade earlier, as recorded in the 2001 Census. The largest of these religions was Muslim, with just over one million individuals identifying themselves as such in 2011, representing 3.2% of the nation's total population.
• The 2011 National Household Survey data also showed that roughly 329,500 people identified themselves as Jewish, 1.0% of the population. An additional 64,900 people reported that they were affiliated with traditional Aboriginal spirituality.
• About 7.9 million people, nearly one-quarter of the population (23.9%), had no religious affiliation. This was up from 16.5% a decade earlier, as recorded in the 2001 Census.

Table 4
Distribution (number) of population in private households by religion, Canada, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution (number) of population in private households by religion. The information is grouped by Religion (appearing as row headers), Number (appearing as column headers).

Religion	Number
Total population in private households	32,852,320
Buddhist	366,830
Christian	22,102,745
Anglican	1,631,845
Baptist	635,840
Catholic	12,810,705
Christian Orthodox	550,690
Lutheran	478,185
Pentecostal	478,705
Presbyterian	472,385
United Church	2,007,610
Other Christian	3,036,780
Hindu	497,965
Jewish	329,495
Muslim	1,053,945
Sikh	454,965
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality	64,935
Other religions	130,835
No religious affiliation	7,850,605
Note(s): Religion refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, sect, cult or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response. Source(s): Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.