Brazil: more leave Catholicism than join it
25% of all adults were raised Catholic but no longer identify as such; 2% joined from another background. The 2024 survey covers life since childhood, not departures in one year.
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25% of all adults were raised Catholic but no longer identify as such; 2% joined from another background. The 2024 survey covers life since childhood, not departures in one year.
Bars start at zero. Each uses a published value; the year and measurement universe are listed below.
- Left % of all adults
25 (2024)
Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood
- Joined % of all adults
2 (2024)
Pew Research Center: Catholic and Protestant switching since childhood
Published estimates with the same units. Small bounded estimates are not substituted as exact values. This is a descriptive comparison.
Percentages of ALL adults in each country, surveyed in 2024 (US 2023–2024), published April 23, 2026. Raised, remained, left and joined compare childhood with current identity, not annual flows. Categories overlap: retained affiliation is included in raised. Rounded numbers must not be added to reconstruct current Catholic/Protestant shares. Rounded zero does not mean no people; differences are not declared statistically significant.
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