Religion

What Countries Have a National Religion 2025

Official Religion (Pew)

Atheism

Buddhism

Catholicism

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

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China Flag
ChinaAtheismOther/mixedChina's government is officially atheist, but officially recognizes and allows five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Official and unofficial limitations on religious expression and assembly exist, but religion is not banned.
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaBuddhismBuddhism
Bhutan Flag
BhutanBuddhismBuddhism
Vatican City Flag
Vatican CityCatholicismCatholicism
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomChristianityAnglicanism, CalvinismEngland - Anglicanism, Scotland - Calvinism
Zambia Flag
ZambiaChristianityChristianity
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican RepublicChristianityOther/mixedThe constitution of the Dominican Republic specifies that there is no state church and provides for freedom of religion and belief. However, a concordat with the Holy See designates Catholicism as the official religion.
Greece Flag
GreeceChristianityEastern Orthodoxy
Denmark Flag
DenmarkChristianityLutheranism
Norway Flag
NorwayChristianityLutheranism
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaChristianityCatholicism
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaChristianityOther/mixedArmenia's constitution explicity states that "The Republic of Armenia shall recognise the exclusive mission of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, as a national church, in the spiritual life of the Armenian people, in the development of their national culture and preservation of their national identity."
Malta Flag
MaltaChristianityCatholicism
Iceland Flag
IcelandChristianityLutheranism
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinChristianityCatholicism
Monaco Flag
MonacoChristianityCatholicism
Tuvalu Flag
TuvaluChristianityCalvinism
Pakistan Flag
PakistanIslamIslam
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshIslamIslam
Egypt Flag
EgyptIslamIslam
Iran Flag
IranIslamIslam
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaIslamIslam
Iraq Flag
IraqIslamIslam
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanIslamIslam
Yemen Flag
YemenIslamIslam
Morocco Flag
MoroccoIslamIslam
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaIslamIslam
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaIslamIslam
Somalia Flag
SomaliaIslamIslam
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaIslamIslam
Jordan Flag
JordanIslamIslam
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesIslamIslam
Libya Flag
LibyaIslamIslam
Palestine Flag
PalestineIslamIslam
Oman Flag
OmanIslamIslam
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaIslamIslam
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitIslamIslam
Qatar Flag
QatarIslamIslam
Bahrain Flag
BahrainIslamIslam
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiIslamIslam
Comoros Flag
ComorosIslamIslam
Maldives Flag
MaldivesIslamIslam
Brunei Flag
BruneiIslamIslam
Israel Flag
IsraelJudaismOther/mixedIsrael is defined in several of its laws as a "Jewish and democratic state" (medina yehudit ve-demokratit). However, the term "Jewish" is a polyseme that can describe the Jewish people as either an ethnic or a religious group.
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaMultipleOther/mixedIndonesia is officially a presidential republic and a unitary state that does not declare or designate a state religion. Officially, the government only recognizes six religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism.
Russia Flag
RussiaChristianityOther/mixedThough a secular state under the constitution, Russia is often said to have Russian Orthodoxy as the de facto national religion, despite other minorities.
Vietnam Flag
VietnamOther/mixedVietnam is officially atheist (although sometimes also referred as atheist-Buddhist), but recognizes only 38 religious organizations and one dharma practice.
Turkey Flag
TurkeyIslamIslam
Thailand Flag
ThailandBuddhism
France Flag
FranceOther/mixedWhile most of France has no official religion, the Alsace-Moselle region has four (Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism and Calvinism) thanks to a political agreement established in 1801 that has yet to be fully abolished.
Italy Flag
ItalyChristianityCatholicism
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarBuddhismBuddhism
Spain Flag
SpainChristianityCatholicism
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaChristianityCatholicism
Poland Flag
PolandChristianityCatholicism
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanIslam
Peru Flag
PeruChristianityCatholicism
Syria Flag
SyriaIslamIslam
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaBuddhismBuddhism
Romania Flag
RomaniaChristianitynone
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaChristianityCatholicism
Haiti Flag
HaitiChristianityOther/mixedWhile Catholicism has not been the state religion since 1987, a 19th-century concordat with the Holy See continues to confer preferential treatment to the Catholic Church, in the form of stipends for clergy and financial support to churches and religious schools.
Honduras Flag
HondurasChristianitynone
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanIslam
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaChristianitynone
Sweden Flag
SwedenLutheranism
Portugal Flag
PortugalOther/mixedAlthough Church and State are formally separate, the Catholic Church in Portugal still receives certain privileges.
Togo Flag
TogoMultiplenone
Hungary Flag
HungaryOther/mixedThe preamble to the Hungarian Constitution of 2011 describes Hungary as "part of Christian Europe" and acknowledges "the role of Christianity in preserving nationhood", while Article VII provides that "the State shall cooperate with the Churches for community goals."
Belarus Flag
BelarusChristianitynone
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandOther/mixedSwitzerland is officially secular at the federal level but 24 of the 26 cantons support both the Swiss Reformed Church and the Roman Catholic Church in various ways.
Laos Flag
LaosBuddhismBuddhism
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanIslam
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayCatholicism
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaChristianityOther/mixedThe Nicaraguan Constitution of 1987 states that the country has no official religion, but defines "Christian values" as one of the "principles of the Nicaraguan nation"
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaChristianityEastern Orthodoxy
Serbia Flag
SerbiaMultiplenone
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorCatholicism
Singapore Flag
SingaporeOther/mixedOfficially a secular country and does not have a state religion, and has been named in one study as the "most religiously diverse nation in the world", with no religious group forming a majority. However, the government gives official recognition to ten different religions.
Lebanon Flag
LebanonOther/mixedThere are 18 officially recognized religious groups in Lebanon, each with its own family law legislation and set of religious courts.
Liberia Flag
LiberiaChristianitynone
Finland Flag
FinlandChristianityLutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy
Panama Flag
PanamaChristianityCatholicism
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaChristianityEastern Orthodoxy
Eritrea Flag
EritreaMultiplenone
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaBuddhismnone
Moldova Flag
MoldovaChristianitynone
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaMultiplenone
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial GuineaChristianitynone
Cyprus Flag
CyprusEastern Orthodoxy
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniChristianitynone
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgOther/mixedLuxembourg is a secular state, but the Grand Duchy recognizes and supports several denominations, including the Catholic Church, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Anglican and some Protestantism denominations as well as to Jewish congregations.
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeChristianitynone
Samoa Flag
SamoaChristianityChristianity
Jersey Flag
JerseyAnglicanism
Tonga Flag
TongaMultiplenone
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of ManAnglicanism
Andorra Flag
AndorraChristianityCatholicism
Guernsey Flag
GuernseyAnglicanism
Faroe Islands Flag
Faroe IslandsLutheranism
Greenland Flag
GreenlandLutheranism
  • While some countries founding documents clearly designate an official state religion, others are more vague. This can result in differences between a list created by one source and another.
  • For example, El Salvador’s constitution specifically prohibits restrictions based on differences of nationality, race, sex, or religion, but also states that the country recognizes the Catholic Church and gives it legal preference.
  • Similarly, the Dominican Republic’s constitution specifies that there is no state church, but the country also has an agreement with the Holy See that establishes Catholicism as the official religion.
  • A 2017 Pew Research poll separated countries into those with clear official religions, those with “preferred” religions that stopped just short of being official, and those which had no official or preferred religion.