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Religion in Cuba (2020 estimate by The World Factbook of the CIA)[1]

  Christianity (58.9%)
  No religion (23.2%)
  Folk religions (17.6%)
  Others (0.3%)

Univision Noticias survey of Cubans (2015)[2]

  Non-religious (44%)
  Catholic (27%)
  Santería (13%)
  Evangelical or Protestant (7%)
  Other or no response (11%)

Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Cuba, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. A significant share of the Cuban population is either non-religious or practices folk religions.

Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries, the people residing in the territory of modern day Cuba practiced a variety of faiths.

  1. ^ "Cuba". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ "#EncuestaCuba: Libertad de opinión" [#SurveyCuba: Freedom of opinion]. Univision Noticias. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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