Is Canada witnessing the cultural death of religion? Since secularizing in 1982 Canada has lost about 0.93% of its Christian believing population every year for 40 years and gained ~0.66% non-religious/non-beleiving population for a shift of ~90% christian, 7.5% non-religious and 2.5% other religions in 1982 to 53% Christian, 34.3% non-religious and ~12% other religions.
It’s the rise of the none’s. Not to be confused with the low budget horror film The Rise of the Nuns.
Related fact, it was in the 60’s when the first person in a corner had a spotlight on them and the practice has grown in popularity ever since.
Cool chart, can you make one comparing each province/territory?
![[OC] Religious Trends in Canada 1931-2021](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/c7yzatky4mjd1-1920x1024.png)
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All source data is from Canadian federal censuses. Visuals generated in Apple Numbers.
1931, 1941, 1961 and 1971 data [~https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710007301~](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710007301)
1981 data [~https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS93-934-1981.pdf~](https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS93-934-1981.pdf)
1991 data [~https://www.nhs.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=227&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=~](https://www.nhs.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=227&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=)
2001 data [~https://publications.gc.ca/Collection/Statcan/96F0030X/96F0030XIE2001015.pdf~](https://publications.gc.ca/Collection/Statcan/96F0030X/96F0030XIE2001015.pdf)
2011 data [~https://www.nhs.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=105399&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=95&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=~](https://www.nhs.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=105399&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=95&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=)
2021 data [~https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm~](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm)
Is Canada witnessing the cultural death of religion? Since secularizing in 1982 Canada has lost about 0.93% of its Christian believing population every year for 40 years and gained ~0.66% non-religious/non-beleiving population for a shift of ~90% christian, 7.5% non-religious and 2.5% other religions in 1982 to 53% Christian, 34.3% non-religious and ~12% other religions.
It’s the rise of the none’s. Not to be confused with the low budget horror film The Rise of the Nuns.
Related fact, it was in the 60’s when the first person in a corner had a spotlight on them and the practice has grown in popularity ever since.
Cool chart, can you make one comparing each province/territory?