Religion in South Korea

Religion In South Korea



Religion in South Korea - 2005

Irreligion (46.5%) Buddhism (22.8%) Protestantism (18.3%) Catholicism (10.9%) Other religions (1.7%)

The predominant religions in South Korea are the traditional Buddhist faith and a large Christian population (composed of Catholic Christians and Protestants of various denominations), though a large segment of the population is not religious. The practice of both of these faiths has been strongly influenced by the enduring legacies of Korean Confucianism, which was the official ideology of the 500-year-long Joseon Dynasty, and Korean shamanism, the native religion of the Korean Peninsula.

Read more about Religion In South Korea:  Statistics On Religion By Population, Buddhism, Christianity, Shamanism, Confucianism, New Religions, Religious Conflict

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